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Kasey8

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February 5th, 2015 15:00

Install Linux on a Partition ? ?

we have an old DIMENSION E310.  

Apparently, it comes from the factory with  *all four*  primary Partitions occupied with Windows XP Data. Therefore, there is no room to install the Linux OS, (I wish to run Windows alongside on the same machine.)  I can see that a Partition called: /dev/sda3 and is labeled:  "Backup" does not occupy very much space on the hard drive. It was suggested to me that I could safely delete this partition. I was advised  on a Linux Forum that this partition was originally linked with "Ghost-10" as a recovery application at the time the machine was manufactured.  Any help that you can offer to run Linux and windows XP on the DELL would be appreciated ! !

speedstep

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February 5th, 2015 16:00

There are NOT 4 XP partitions.  There is a teeny Tiny Diag Partition then the os then a CTRL F11 Recovery partition and thats it.

 

Side by side installs on the NTFS partition without changing it so you can dual boot.

Requires UBUNTU 12.04.5 and WUBI Installer.

You don't need anything else.

ubuntu-12.04.5-dvd-i386.iso

It resizes your NTFS partition and installs UBuntu in its own EFS partition.  When you reboot you can choose Linux or XP.

I don't recommend removing XP but rather installing Ubuntu Alongside XP.

Install Ubuntu after Windows

A Windows OS should be installed first, because its bootloader is very particular and the installer tends to overwrite the entire hard drive, wiping out any data stored on it. If Windows isn't already installed, install it first.

Install Ubuntu

  • Download an Ubuntu LiveCD image (.iso) and burn it to a disc 

  • Insert the LiveCD into your CD-ROM drive and reboot your PC.
  • If the computer does not boot from the CD (e.g. Windows starts again instead), reboot and check your BIOS settings by pressing F2, F12, Delete, or ESC. Select "boot from CD".
  • Proceed with installation until you are asked this question: "How do you want to partition the disk?".
  • Choose the next steps.

Automatic partition resizing (recommended)

  • Choose the first option, which should say "Install them side by side, choosing between them each startup".
  • Specify the size of the new partition by dragging the slider at the bottom of the window.
  • Click on "Forward".

  • Continue on to Finishing Ubuntu Installation

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