If you’re OK with Windows only having ~100GB left after you install Ubuntu, then install on the SSD. You will need to allocate swap space roughly equal to the amount of RAM you have. (You can do less, but it’s not recommended.) So, realistically, Ubuntu will take up 50GB+RAM on whichever hard drive you install it on.
Should I Mount Ubuntu on SSD or HDD?
Given that you have experience with Ubuntu on your laptop, you may be able to estimate if this scenario is feasible. Put both / and /home on the SSD. Use the HDD for big and relatively rarely used files, such as pictures and videos. You can mount the HDD as (something like) /home/$USER/big-files.
A 120GB SSD has more than enough space to install Ubuntu in this way. In fact even a 60GB partition has more than enough space for Ubuntu and a lot of installed applications. On my Ubuntu there are a few files that I use regularly. In order to improve performance and open these files fast, I keep these files on my SSD too in my /home directory.
You should be wondering “Do I need a separate HDD for Linux games on SSD?”
I’ve got a 256 GB SSD with ~ 90 GB allocated to linux. Even with a 15 GB game on the SSD, I’ve still got a lot of space left over. So basically, you probably don’t need /home to be on a separate HDD. /tmp you can likely just leave on your SSD without giving it its own partition. /tmp is cleared on every reboot.
Do I need to hibernate Ubuntu before I swap to SSD?
But given the incredibly fast boot time of Ubuntu when booting from SSD a wake up from hibernation may be slower than a reboot. If you do not hibernate you may never need to swap at all.
Which ubuntu should I install?
To sum up, as an average desktop user, your focus should be on the default Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Mate, and Ubuntu Budgie. And according to YOUR preference, you can choose to install the one you like. If you’re still confused about choosing an Ubuntu flavor, I suggest that you try them out.
If your system supports 64-bit and you have more than 2 GB of RAM, install 64-bit Ubuntu. If your system supports 32-bit or if it has less than 2 GB of RAM, install 32-bit Ubuntu MATE or Lubuntu. Just to add, Google Chrome is not supported on 32-bit Linux. So choose wisely. Have you made up your mind about which Ubuntu to install?
Which version of Ubuntu should you install on your Microsoft Store?
Canonical plans to add every Long Term Release (LTS) version of Ubuntu to the Microsoft Store, and are giving users the ability to decide which version they want—hence the separate listings. Installing Ubuntu 16.04 gives you the version of Ubuntu released in April of 2016, codename Xenial Xerus, which will get security updates until April 2021.
If you want the most current stable version of Ubuntu and don’t like problems just start reading from the top of the list and stop when you see the first LTS (Long Term Support) version and download and install that.
How do I install Ubuntu on Windows?
There are various ways to install Ubuntu (or other Linux): You can install Ubuntu inside a virtualbox in Windows You can use Bash on Windows feature to install it inside Windows You can dual boot Ubuntu with Windows (so that you can choose which OS to use at the time your system boots).