Installing kubuntu

[Malcolm Hunter]

> When I tried to install kubuntu onto a disk that has an existing Linux
> distro 
> and already established (but empty) partitions, I got stuck at the 
> partitioning menu.  None of the existing paritions are detected by the 
> kubuntu installer.  The installer wants to reformat the whole disk.
> 
> Here's my table:
> 
> /dev/hda1	10G	reiserfs  existing /
> /dev/hda5	1G	swap
> /dev/hda6	10G	reiserfs existing /home
> /dev/hda7	20G	reiserfs existing /home/photos
> /dev/hda3	10G	reiserfs empty, intended for kubuntu /
> /dev/hda4	20G	reiserfs empty, intended for kubuntu /home
> /dev/hda8	1G	swap (intended for kubuntu
> 
> What's wrong here?  How can I install kubuntu onto hda 3 & 4?
> TIA

Strange, I thought you couldn't have 3 and 4 - I've only ever seen
1,2,5,6,... where 2 is the extended partition that 5,6,... are created in.

You could try deleting hda3 and 4 and see if kubuntu can see the empty
space.

Regards,
Malcolm

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