Two OS on one hard drive

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deville75

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I hav a hard drive that has two partitions: 100Gb and 15Gb. XP is running on the 100Gb partition and i would like to install Ubuntu (Linux) on the 15 Gb partition. Do i just format the 15Gb and install Ubunut? And wut file system do i use? FAT32 or NTFS?
 
The_Other_One said:
Linux uses it's own file system. Just install it on the partition, you should get prompted for format during the install.
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Bingo!

I got 15 Ubuntu CD's in the mail today!!! :eek: Coincidence?

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I think not!!! (Contains the Install CD, AND the LiveCD! :cool:)

5 are 64-bit edition, 10 are 32-bit edition. I gave one to my dad already.
 
4W4K3 said:
Bingo!

I got 15 Ubuntu CD's in the mail today!!! :eek: Coincidence?

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I think not!!! (Contains the Install CD, AND the LiveCD! :cool:)

5 are 64-bit edition, 10 are 32-bit edition. I gave one to my dad already.
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WTF? why so many cd's? di you pay for them? you can download them your slef!
 
diroga said:
WTF? why so many cd's? di you pay for them? you can download them your slef!
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So I can spread the open source software! And no I didn't pay for them, you can order up to like 35 I believe free from the ubuntu website. They even pay the shipping, mine came all the way from France to the U.S.! :eek:

If I download it I have to burn the .iso files onto CD's for instillation, this just saves me burning time and the cost of the CD-R's.
 
deville75 said:
I hav a hard drive that has two partitions: 100Gb and 15Gb. XP is running on the 100Gb partition and i would like to install Ubuntu (Linux) on the 15 Gb partition. Do i just format the 15Gb and install Ubunut? And wut file system do i use? FAT32 or NTFS?
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Yea you definitly can. Heres a video that i used.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6104490811311898236&q=dual+boot&pl=true
(I know they are a bit goofy, but they will show you how to do it)
 
Hey thanx for that instructional video link, it's awesome, pretty funny too :D . hey and how long did it take u guys to get those Ubuntu CD's i ordered some yesterday. Just wondering how long itll take.
 
Takes a while, I want to say a month but that might be wrong. I just remember going to their site and filling it out, and by the time I got them I had forgotten all about it. Coming from across the world it's expected that the bag was ripped open (customs?) and it took a while. If you're close to France though possibly sooner.

My dad told me "You got a package, it's in your room" when I got home. I at first thought it was the lighter I ordered.
 
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