installing stand-alone from iso: what are the three different disks intended for?

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trueriver

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Aug 6, 2018, 5:56:24 PM8/6/18

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installing from an iso, creating a new, standalone HVM, I get offered a total of three virtual disks called xvda, xvdb, and xvdc

What is the intended use for each of these?

If it is system, swap, and user, which disk for which purpose

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awokd

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Aug 8, 2018, 2:19:54 AM8/8/18

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xvda, xvdb, xvdc = system, user, swap

trueriver

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Aug 8, 2018, 9:19:14 AM8/8/18

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Thanks

10G seems huge for a swap file for a non-gui system. Can I ask for a smaller one? The settings in the advanced Settings tab clearly relate to system and user.

Or should I just rely on the fact that it won't grow to its full allocated size if it is not used and will disappear anyway between boots.