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It is now recommended to have /usr on the root partition /, otherwise it could cause some trouble at boot time. This means that you should provide at least 600–750MB of disk space for the root partition including /usr, or 5–6GB for a workstation or a server installation.
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the follow paragraph is duplicated on the "C.2. The Directory Tree" (rev 532 is http:// bazaar. launchpad. net/~ubuntu- core-dev/ installation- guide/ubuntu/ view/head: /en/partitionin g/tree. xml#L128):
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It is now recommended to have /usr on the root partition /, otherwise it could cause some trouble at boot time. This means that you should provide at least 600–750MB of disk space for the root partition including /usr, or 5–6GB for a workstation or a server installation.
"""