Q: I plan on installing Ubuntu on my laptop that runs Windows xP, I wanna know how much space it takes up, If its less than xP, Than I know Im gonna install it... How much does it take up?
A: Well it depends. If you are not going to store pictures, music, and videos on it, then I would have 10gb minimum. I would say it can run on 5gb maybe, but I would not do that. If you plan on doing the stuff listed above, I would leave at least 20gb. The more the better. I use 200gb for me. I personally would not go lower than 20gb for some reasons, but you can.