[plug] Ubuntu Installation

[Chris Watt]

That's the one I was stuck on, just wanted to know what filesystem I
need to format my unformatted partition for.

If it doesn't work I'll be back ^_^

Cheers
~Chris





On 7/3/05, Kai <vk6ksj at westnet.com.au> wrote:
> I installed Ubuntu the other week on my laptop, manual partition
> configuration worked fine with ext3 and it was dual booting with XP with
> no problems...
> 
> That was my first Ubuntu installation and I can't remember the exact
> steps but which one are you lost on ?
> 
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> 
> Chris Watt wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > I'm trying to install Ubuntu so that it Dual Boots with WinXP.
> >
> > When I run the installer for Ubuntu it wants to reformat the entire
> > drive.  I want it to install on the 15GB partition on that drive, what
> > type of filesystem does it need and how o I ensure it doesn't kill the
> > winxp partition?
> >
> > Cheers
> > ~Chris
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