Duel Booting

[GOA-E]

Hey,

I have a computer with XP written to the whole disk, I'm looking to install the latest version of Ubuntu from a live CD. Can I resize the XP partition in the Ubuntu installer?
If so, How? And more info i should know?

Thanks,

GOA-E

 

[Sean89]

Hey,

I have a computer with XP written to the whole disk, I'm looking to install the latest version of Ubuntu from a live CD. Can I resize the XP partition in the Ubuntu installer?
If so, How? And more info i should know?

Thanks,

GOA-E

Just boot from the live cd, when you get to the partition section just take your time so you dont install ubuntu onto the entire hard drive

 

[Bodaggit23]

Hey,

I have a computer with XP written to the whole disk, I'm looking to install the latest version of Ubuntu from a live CD. Can I resize the XP partition in the Ubuntu installer?
If so, How? And more info i should know?

Yes, you can resize the partition, but do it before you run the installer.

This will let you shrink your current partition so you can create a new partition and fully install Ubuntu if you wish.

Boot from the Ubuntu live disk and click on System, Administration, Partition Editor.

 

[GOA-E]

Thank You

 

[eckx]

Hey,

I have a computer with XP written to the whole disk, I'm looking to install the latest version of Ubuntu from a live CD. Can I resize the XP partition in the Ubuntu installer?
If so, How? And more info i should know?

Thanks,

GOA-E

Why dont you download the wubi for ubuntu? Its more easy. plus you can easily allocate the space you want for your ubuntu install.

Also you can mount the ntfs drives on ubuntu, so u can access your windows files.

 

[spynoodle]

Yes, you can resize the partition, but do it before you run the installer.

This will let you shrink your current partition so you can create a new partition and fully install Ubuntu if you wish.

Boot from the Ubuntu live disk and click on System, Administration, Partition Editor.

Whoah, how did you get that partition editor option? I spent an entire night one day trying to find an Ubuntu program to resize my dual-booted Windows partiton, and any that I did find were pretty much useless and did absolutely nothing but tell me that I can't resize everything. Is that option only available in Gobuntu or something?

 

[GOA-E]

I think it may be available by default on the live CD

 

[Bodaggit23]

Whoah, how did you get that partition editor option? I spent an entire night one day trying to find an Ubuntu program to resize my dual-booted Windows partiton, and any that I did find were pretty much useless and did absolutely nothing but tell me that I can't resize everything. Is that option only available in Gobuntu or something?

Ubuntu has had it on the live cd since version 7.

Maybe before that, I'm not sure. That's the first time I used it.

It will wipe the whole drive, including your C: partition, if you let it.

 

[CamBlack]

I will wipe the whole drive, including your C: partition, if you let it.

I've had that happen. Let's just say the first word out of my mouth after that, wasn't a pleasant one.

 

[Bodaggit23]

I've had that happen. Let's just say the first word out of my mouth after that, wasn't a pleasant one.

I would imagine.

I changed my post. It should have stated "It" will wipe your drive if you let it.

 

[tlarkin]

Try it out in a virtual machine first, and then if you need the extra performance you can dual boot. Virtual box is a free VM suite that will allow you to run Linux as a VM no problem.