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Install on XP/SuZE laptop

Asked by Don Kerns

I have XP in partition 0 and SuZE in part 1, plus swap in part 2. I want to install ubuntu over SuZE but don't want to run the installer and risk ubuntu installing over XP. Will it give me options to control the install when I tell it to install, or will it just take off and wipe out XP???

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Best williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#1

It gives you control of where it will install. Just have to pay attention to the section where it asks about partitions during the install.

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#2

I have created a screencast which shows roughly how this happens:-

http://quickones.org/Installing_Ubuntu_with_Windows_Dual-Boot

It doesn't precisely cover your scenario, but it will give you an idea of what happens.

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Don Kerns (dkerns88) said : 		#3

Thank you very much, just needed some reassurance I would not be reinstalling entire machine. Can't live without XP - yet :)

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Don Kerns (dkerns88) said : 		#4

Alan, thank you too. It will be a day or so before I can look at your screencast, as it will not play on my Treo. I appreciate the effort.