Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Before starting the process using the Live Ubuntu CD, is the installer
> intelligent enough to see the existing partitions and use them, or will I
> still have to define each one? Is it better to install direct from the CD,
> or launch the Live CD and install from there?
I thi
Ubuntu installation is a seperate drive to the XP one.
Ian
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[mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com]on Behalf Of Alan Pope
Sent: 15 February 2009 10:00
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing over Failed Upgrades
2009/2/15 Ian Pascoe :
> What is the recommended way of doing this?
Get a live cd, boot from it and install. If you install over the top
of the existing install and choose _not_ to format then it will wipe
all the programs/libs and config but will leave your /home folder
alone, preserving your dat
I would install with a cd - overwriting the existing buntu partitions -
backup your data - which I assume you do anyway :)
With the livecd - pick manual when it gets to the partitioning, you can
then choose which to use - I think the alternate cd allows you to pick
partitions.
Ian Pascoe w
Backup data and install with the standard installation CD.
Personally I have two hard drives, one with the system stuff and the
other with personal data. Makes updating very easy, you could do the
same with partitions on a single drive.
Upgrading from previous versions is best only done when you
Folks
Many moons ago one of my boxes failed to upgrade from 7.01 to 7.10
properly - the Ubuntu installation runs OK-ish, but with extremely
unpredictable results; not really surprising. This box is a dual boot with
XP, for which it is primarily used at the moment.
I'd like to install 8.04 in the
