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    Ubuntu installation help

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by juggernautica8173, May 13, 2008.

  1. juggernautica8173

    juggernautica8173 Notebook Geek

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    Alright I've asked this elsewhere and it wasn't answered, anyhow, I formatted the recovery partition for Vista on my XPS laptop to free up 10GB, and I'm probably going to install Ubuntu, can it be done on this now free 10GB? If so what extension/title should this new partition be?
     
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  2. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Yup, Ubuntu will be quite roomy.
    The partition should be formatted to ext3.
    If you need a guide for install, check out my guide(see sig).
     
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    Yes you can use the 10Gb for Ubuntu. Format it with the ext3 filesystem. It will be called your root "/" partition. U also need a swap partition

    I dont know how ur installing it but this is what I do.Make the 10Gb free space and dont format it. When you arrive at the partitioning screen in the install process . select use free space and ubuntu will do the formatting and stuff.
     
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    With 10GB is enough for Ubuntu.
    Partition should be ext3 or ext2 with mount point of "/"
    Also don't forget the swapping area. Just get few MB (at least 256 as mentioned by ubuntu article) from 10GB and create it.
     
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    someone777 Notebook Evangelist

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    Did you make it yourself?
    or did you do with a group?
     
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    What? The link to the ubuntu guide? All me.
     
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    Thanks for the great answers guys, definitely helpful. Also, is swap still necessary for a solid-state?
     
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    Well, it doesn't matter about the HDD, but you have 4GBs of RAM, so no not really.
     
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    Forgot about ssd.if it is a ssd use ext2 WITHOUT swap.
     
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    I've got 3 gigs on ram, and even with an XP virtual Machine running, it never goes to the swap partition. EXT2, really? I thought that was pretty antiquated these days, or not needed like in the old days where you'd do your / partition in EXT2, the rest in EXT3...
     
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    Ext3 has journaling and will reduce the life of the ssd whereas ext2 doesnt
     
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    Damn, think what Vista would do! I've always thought my laptop hardware would last longer under linux vs Vista. They'll still last longer than a platter won't they?
     
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    Yes they last longer on HD vs SSD and when using windows I think fat32 is the filesystem of choice
     
    prol91, May 14, 2008
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    hmmm....well, I wouldn't use EXT2 or FAT32 under any circumstances, SSD or not. Just my opinion. His SSD won't get a lot of activitity in Linux using EXT3 compared to XP or Vista. I'm going to advise him to use EXT3 all the way if he's serious at all about using Ubuntu.
     
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