Re: [Ubuntu-manual] p18: Specifying partitions manually

2010-03-31 Thread Jamin Day
Can anyone confirm this? It makes sense I guess, as if you elect not to format the partition it wouldn't need to overwrite your home folder, although I would like to try it first with a dummy virtualbox install. Yann, although your suggestion may improve the original statement, it is *technically

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] p18: Specifying partitions manually

2010-03-31 Thread Jeremy Bicha
Yann, that is amazing. I knew that previously Linux wouldn't let me install without repartitioning the hard drive. I'll have to try this out. Thanks! Google Translate does a good job of converting the article to English; too bad it's blocked in my country (but Google Chrome manages to get around t

[Ubuntu-manual] p18: Specifying partitions manually

2010-03-31 Thread Yann Ubuntu
Dear all, The following paragraph is incorrect: "It can also be used to create a separate /home partition. This can be very useful in case you decide to reinstall Ubuntu, as it allows you to format and reinstall the operating system, whilst keeping all your personal files and program settings int