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Installing Ubuntu from CD

Asked by Mustafa on 2009-07-31

I have received a CD of Ubuntu 9.04. I have a Dell Latitude D810 centrino 1.86GHz, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Disk with 4 equal partition. Currently I am using Microsoft windows XP installed on C drive. I want to install ubuntu on a seperate partition without loosing my data on other partition and also windows XP.

I tried to install it from the windows by autorun the cd. but it doesnt complete the installation process.

Mustafa Mahfooz

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gadolinio (gadolinio) said on 2009-07-31:

Hi, Mustafa.
So you have four partitions of 20 GB each? OK, so one of them remains with windows, two others are to be kept as they are, and the last one will have ubuntu installed. So, first of all, move any file you have in that last partition because for installation you'll have it formatted. Boot you computer with the CD you've received. Then double-click on the "install" icon located in the desktop. Once the installing program opens, just indicate it which partition to use for ubuntu. It will be formatted in ext3 file system (the one for linux). Check that the other 3 partitions remain the same (the install prog will show you a diagram of what the hard disk will be like).
If you have any trouble, reply here.
Good luck!

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Mustafa (mustafamahfooz) said on 2009-07-31:

Does this effect my other data?

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gadolinio (gadolinio) said on 2009-07-31:

It only affects the data in the partition in which ubunto is going to be installed - anything in there will de erased permanently. But the files in the other partitions will not be affected. Each partition is considered as an isolated hard disk. Make sure the installer shows you the diagram of the future disk as you wish; it appears before starting the install, so if you have any doubt or fear you can cancel the whole thing and ask for more information.
IN ANY CASE, making a backup is always recommendable, as an OS installation is an important event in a hard disk's life. Even ubuntu's website (i can't remember where) gives you that advise. It is not that something bad IS going to happen - but there is some chance, i guess, so that they recommend to backup your files.