Help With Partitioning
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:30 a.m. - Subject: Help With Partitioning |
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I would like to install Ubuntu but i am confused. it asks me to partition my hard drive but i am confused witch option does what.
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:32 a.m. - Subject: |
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Just select the option that says to keep Windows on (I assume you want to dual boot) and it’ll ask you how much space you want. Just keep the basic/simple/whatever it is stuff in the wizard.
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:34 a.m. - Subject: |
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The options are:
Guided - use entire disk,
Guided - use the largest continuous free space, or
Manual
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:36 a.m. - Subject: |
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You will need to create 2-3 new partitions]
Partition 1--> "Swap" Size--> 1.0 - 2.0 GB
Partition 2--> "ext3" Mount Point--> "/" Size--> Depends on the HDD but I’d go with at least 15.0 - 20.0 GB
Partition 3--> "ext3" Mount Point--> "/home" Size--> Use the rest of the free space on the HDD
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:37 a.m. - Subject: |
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ok....
sorry i didn’t understand a word of that
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:38 a.m. - Subject: |
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My instructions are if you did it manually.
You can also try shrinking the Windows partition and then use "Guided - use the largest continuous free space"
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:40 a.m. - Subject: |
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How big is your hard drive?
How much space do you want to leave for Windows?
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:40 a.m. - Subject: |
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i have never used partitions before so if i can i need idiot proof help
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:41 a.m. - Subject: |
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my hard drive is 250.1 gig and i don’t know how much i want about half i suppose... idk
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:50 a.m. - Subject: |
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Let’s use about 80.0 GB for Ubuntu, that leaves about 170.0 GB for Windows.
Step 1--> go into the manual option and resize the windows partition to roughly 170 GB (don’t do this if you don’t have 170 GB of free space on Windows)
Step 2--> create the partitions that I stated earlier.
Step 3--> set the mount point for the windows partition as "/windows/C" (without the quotes) [This step is optional]
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:53 a.m. - Subject: |
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Edit:
Quote: Partition 1--> "Swap" Size--> 1.0 - 2.0 GB
Partition 2--> "ext3" Mount Point--> "/" Size--> Depends on the HDD but I’d go with at least 15.0 - 20.0 GB
Partition 3--> "ext3" Mount Point--> "/home" Size--> Use the rest of the free space on the HDD
Partition 1--> "Swap" Size--> 2.0 GB
Partition 2--> "ext3" Mount Point--> "/" Size--> 18.0 GB
Partition 3--> "ext3" Mount Point--> "/home" Size--> 60.0GB
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 11:59 a.m. - Subject: |
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so from here i do what? eg. what do i click and what do i do?
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 12:01 p.m. - Subject: |
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Edit: 
so from here i do what? eg. what do i click and what do i do?
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 12:07 p.m. - Subject: |
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mods that pic /\\ is wrong hence the edit.
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 12:08 p.m. - Subject: |
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wait the first one is wrong
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 12:12 p.m. - Subject: |
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Edit the partition to resize it
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 12:13 p.m. - Subject: |
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Once it is resized, then you can create the 3 new partitions from the free space
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 12:20 p.m. - Subject: |
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Anyways, I’m heading out, I might be on later but if not then just add me to msn or whatever you use
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 12:24 p.m. - Subject: |
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Yeah i wanna do that too... But is there a way i could partition my drive and run both ubuntu and XP?
If so anyone have a links or instructions? I’ll prolly donate if you want...
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 12:47 p.m. - Subject: |
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Eh, I’ll just get pen drive linux...
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