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formating hdd and installing ubunut
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:34 am
by jamse
alright, here are the preliminary details... i have an x60s and have no external dvd drive. i have just created a bootable installation of ubuntu on a 2gb usb stick. i know i can make a partition in vista to install ubuntu, BUT after i install ubuntu, is there anyway for me to delete the old windows partition? i have some files i need to copy over from the vista partition to the new ubuntu partition, and do not have a external hdd or anyway to backup the data i need
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:14 pm
by muffd
I'm thinking you can copy all the old files over somewhere. After that, either merge the partition with Gparted.
I think someone with more knowledge will chime in soon to offer more help.
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:30 pm
by zzzname
That was a good piece of advice. If I were you, I would install Ubuntu to the new partition, then copy all the necessary data from the Vista parition to Ubuntu and afterwards in parted/gparted I would delete the vista partition and resize it/merge with the Ubuntu one.