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Old 01-31-2012, 11:02 AM   #1
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No root file system is defined.

I am trying to install Ubuntu 11. 3 or is it 6 and I am wanting an Ubuntu only install using all the hard drive that has been wiped but as soon as I get to using the whole drive bit I get , No root file system is defined. So please where do I go from there.
 
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Create a root partition, or let the installer create the needed partitions.

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Thanks for the quick reply but how do I do your instructions
 
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Take a look at
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installing
https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/switchi...titioning.html
http://www.easy-ubuntu-linux.com/ubu...ion-606-7.html
In general you need to create a
/ => root
/home
and swap partition.

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