installing linux permanently

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troubl3dmind

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okay, so i made the install disc for linux. There is no option to partition the hard drive before i run the operating system. So how do i do this from the operating system itself? I've opened the gnome partition editor but i don't quite know how to work it. After i make the partition, how do i install it on the partition permanently???

-thanks
 
I assume you are using the Desktop CD (live + installer)

Boot into the Live session.
Click on the install icon on the desktop.
Follow the wizard through setting time, country, username, password etc.
You'll see a screen that says "Select Disk" at the top with some options, one of those options will be "Manually edit partition table"

This is where you setup your partitions, I normally create 3:

One for /
One for /home
One for /swap

Once you have created your partions you just follow the wizard again and you'll get a screen where you need to confirm what you want to use each of the partitions you just made for. So just select them from the drop down boxes e.g.

hda1 /
hda2 /swap
hdb2 /home

After you do that it will take you to a confirmation screen then you can actually install Ubuntu.

If you need more help then - http://www.ubuntuforums.org
 
you may want to just make one partition though to make it easier on your first time. Make sure you are booting off the installer and not the live cd like mentioned before hand.
 
alright i did what you said and where it says to create partition i said to use partition one to create partition 2 and i put to use 40% of the free space. When i clicked continue it just has the hourglass (linux version) Is this normal... should i just wait it out cuz it takes a while or what?

-thanks
 
If it's a large drive then partitioning may take a while, I seem to remember it taking a very long time when my other half did it on her 200Gig drive.
 
tlarkin said:
you may want to just make one partition though to make it easier on your first time. Make sure you are booting off the installer and not the live cd like mentioned before hand.
Click to expand...

The live CD and installer are one in the same with Ubuntu, it's called a "Desktop CD"

If for some reason the gui installer doesn't work, there is an "Alternative CD" with a text based installer on.
 
I usually don't have a /home partition.
These days, you really don't need more than two partitions (one for swap and another for /)
Back in the days when disks were small, you couldn't fit EVERYTHING on one disk. Now, with disks 20GBs and larger, you can manage the systems A LOT easier by using just a / partition.
It's always worked for me, and I've installed just about every well known distro (except Gentoo, but I'm planning on it).
 
The reason people have /home on a separate partition is because if you need/want to reinstall your distro then you won't lose everything in /home.

I use a 40Gig drive for / and an 80gig for /home, my swap partition is on my /
 
having your home directory on a seperate partition also optimizes disk usage. You aren't modifing files constantly on your OS partition. All your documents are kept on a seperate partition. It makes them easier to back up like mentioned before as well.
 
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