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Basic Guidance needed for Ubuntu 7.04
Hi guys,
to start with, i've never done partioning and i want to dual boot ubuntu with xp, i've 40GB HDD and 512 MB, please guide me on the sizes for partition and any comand , tool i've to go for ....
Also how can i know the partition size my window it is running on !! ??
Srajv
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Hello, srajv:
how can i know the partition size my window it is running on
Windows has many ways. I like using the Start button > My Computer then 'hover' your mouse over the partition [usually named C: or D: or some letter of your alphabet]. Depending on the view of the My Computer window you may have a pane in the lower left side called 'Details'.
For complete partition information on your machine use the XP Windows tool 'Computer Management' found here:
- Start button and rightclik My Computer; choose 'Manage'
- In the management window choose 'Storage'
- Then 'Disk Management (local)'
And you should see a nice layout of information.
please guide me on the sizes for partition and any comand
Windows tends to want a lot of space and 40GB can seem small, really fast. Ubuntu will work fine in a 10GB partition and probably as little as 6GB will work for you; dunno. AS FOR ANY COMMANDS, srajv, we would need much more detail about your particular current configuration; also you could Search the forums for information about shrinking, splitting, adding, organizing, formatting or deleting partitions.
Cheers, mate
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