[SOLVED] Need help with partitioning for installing Linux Mint 17 KDE

SteveH_66 · 08-09-2014, 05:00 AM

I have an Acer 5733Z laptop I am installing Linux Mint 17 KDE onto it, dual boot. What I want to do is to put a couple of distros on it. It already has Windows 7, and has taken up 3 primary partitions already, the factory backup, boot and the rest for Win 7. So it will only let me have 1 more primary partition. Do I install Mint to that partition, then shrink it later and put the logical partition on it for the other distro? Thanks

syg00 · 08-09-2014, 05:26 AM

No you create an extended partition using all the remaining space. Then you can allocate as many logical partitions (for the various distros) as will fit.

SteveH_66 · 08-09-2014, 04:07 PM

Thanks syg00

I'm sure a bit of searching, here or google, would have gotten me the answer but I was tired and frustrated after trying it the wrong way, the first thing that popped into my mind was Linux Questions, so I came over and asked the question. Very kind of you to answer this question again for a Newbie, again my thanks

P.S. : And yes, I did do a full image of my Win 7 before starting this endeavor

Backups are a weakness of mine though, I often forget