I assume we're thinking about Linux-only installation..
Then the minimal number of partitions is 2: root partition+swap.
It's a good idea to make also a partition for /home. So it'll be 3. And that's enough.
Sometimes, when you have 2 hds, you may create also /usr on the second hd (so it will be: hda / /home swap, hdb /usr). With time, /usr will get bigger, so it should be rather the biggest partition.
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