trying to install kubuntu dual boot.
i want to dual boot kubuntu.
i am a linux noob so have basically no experience with linux except what i have done of the live cd. my problem is that when i get to the part of the installer relating to partitions. it wont allow me to select the free space i have shrunk off my windows/data partition. it calls the space unusable and will not allow me to proceed when it is selected. shouldnt the installer turn the free space into a partition for kubuntu to install to? the installer also show a bar wich marks off the partitions and how much each one takes up it does recongnize that there is free space because it tells me that i have 25 gb free. i really would like to come to a solution. i have created a topic pertaining to this problem because because the one i have made is either deleted or ignored because it is old goes back a few pages. |
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If so use on of this option to select the free partition. Also give it the option / = mount point and format . Of course only for the free space BTW sometimes you have to edit the partition |
Just a thought, though this might or might not be the problem.
How many windows partitions do you have? are there more the 4 primary partitions, I recall facing a similar problem when I had 4 primary partitions in windows and I think we can not have more than 4 primary partitions in the system.... |
Yes that is correct the max . primary partition is 4 .
If you still like to install kbuntu delete a primary partition and create a secondary partition in the extended partition. Linux do not need a primary partition to boot from. |
yep that was the problem. i deleted a recovery partition lol.
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and no, it didnt give install options.
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i also used gparted to delete and create partitions.
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One of the options should be : Specify Partitions Manually (Advance) It should do not do anything to you're hard drive until you pass this section. |
i deleted a recovery partition (yeah bit risky) in gparted and from there it allowed me to create an ext4 partition.
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oh yeah it did give me that option but im saying that the problem was when i was trying to create a partition from the free space i had, it wouldnt let me and it called the space unusable. i guess i could have formatted partitions from that section but didnt realize i was able to.
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If you don't have the CD, it is very unfortunate that you had to delete the recovery partition. It would have been worth some extra effort to get out of the situation more safely and/or copy the recovery partition to CD or DVD before destroying it. Quote:
BTW, why did you originally have four partitions for Windows? |
yes i had 4 primary partitions. windows of course, a partition for my recycle bin, and 2 recovery partitions. one for windows and one for data.
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and by the highlighted phrase, i meant the stage in the installer where it asks you where you want to install linux. it gives you options to format partitions there.
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no i mean formating a primary partition, so that there are only 3 within the installer and that i have the ability to create another partition.
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