How To Install Ubuntu

[charlay]

Dear Friends,

I wants to install Ubuntu os in my desktop or laptop but i'm having a problem>> i got 500 gigabytes while i try to install then os gets install in entire hard drive but i want to install in 100 gigabytes so i could save my data for further use while format os.. if there is any solution so please tell me step by so i could install!!!!! its important for me

 

[NewbieGeek]

When you're installing ubuntu, it'll ask you to partition your drive. Select what size you want and use that. https://itsfoss.com/install-ubuntu-1404-dual-boot-mode-windows-8-81-uefi/ The method for partitioning described here isn't the only way to do it, but it should work.

It sounds like you're trying to run windows and ubuntu. If you just want ubuntu, but to save your data, you'll have to put it on an external hard drive to access later.

 

[Mr5oh]

I tend to prefer Mint, but for Mint this option is always under the Advanced, or Something else. Then you will setup the partitions manually.

Your partitions and mount points will depend on your setup, and needs.

Are you running a traditional BIOS / legacy boot setup, or secure UEFI boot? If you want to do UEFI boot you will need a small /boot partition, this doesn't need to be very big. 100 MB is tons. Out of my 100 MB I've used 32MB.

Other than that you will also need a root partition, this will be your 100 gigabyte partition. Mount point "/". 100 gigabytes is plenty for Linux. Your data partition I wouldn't even necessarily create at this point, if you plan on running another OS.

If you want to use your other partition as your /home partition or something like that go ahead and create it now. Personally if you are going to use it for a data partition or backup, I would make it NTFS or FAT32 so it is easily accessible in other operating systems. Do this after Linux is installed.

As for a SWAP partition, I don't create one anymore. Haven't in years. If you have a bunch of a RAM, I would say it's not needed. Even on systems with 8 GB of RAM I don't use SWAP anymore, but most of my systems now have 16-32 GB of RAM, and it's really not necessary. If you don't create a SWAP partition it will pop up a warning, you can ignore it and go on. If you want to create one, they recommend double your RAM, don't do this. Creating 16+ GB of swap space is a waste of storage space in my opinion. 4-8 GB is still tons of SWAP space if you want to use it. Create this after your /root partition if you choose to run Swap space.

 

[Grobe]

Assuming you start off from a clean disk and all backups are made - when selecting install method, then select "something else" to get the menu that take you through a partition guide.

 

[Alabalcho]

If you just want to see what kind of animal Linux is, it's best to try it inside a virtual machine. Download eg VirtualBox, or VMWare player, and experiment. This way, you won't have to worry about partitioning, and loss of data.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

For the OP, you can partition your drive before you install the new OS. Just use the USB as a live OS and use GParted to partition your drive the way you want.

Wait until April 26th and download Ubuntu 18.04, it is an LTS Linux.