[lubuntu-users] Trouble installing 16.04 via live USB, hard drive prob?

[Marlon Ng]

Thanks guys, appreciate the help. My problem is solved.  It seems I should
have formatted the partition first before installing.  But it also seems
like the live USB had something to do with the installation problem as
well.  (I created another live USB using the latest 16.04.1).

Sorry for the confusion, I meant "clean install", NOT clean upgrade.  I do
know the meanings and the difference between clean install and upgrade.

The disk is 1TB, but the partition for lubuntu installation is 40gb only.
Before the installation (or right after formatting the partition to ext4),
800mb of space was already used up.  I asked if the 800mb initial used
space is normal.

The "Try Lubuntu without installing" did NOT work indeed, only the "Install
Lubuntu".  I know because I tried it.  That's why I created another live
USB, but this time with 16.04.1 (the latest).  So now both tasks are
possible.

Anyway, moot points.  The system is working.

Thanks again guys!


On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Marlon Ng <guikaye at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello guys. I'm using lubuntu. I decided to do a clean upgrade from 14.04
> to 16.04 via live USB. I didn't bother to format the partition (where 14.04
> was installed) before running the live USB, since the installation process
> gives you the option of doing so, correct?
> Also, after formatting on the fly, the used space was 800+ mb, is this
> normal?
>
> When it was done, I couldn't boot into lubuntu. Only a black screen with a
> phrase that says something about blocks. Then it just sits there. Upon
> booting again with live usb, I noticed the partition still had only 800+ mb
> used space, which means lubuntu did not install? I've tried several times,
> same result.
>
> I thought live USB was the problem because it can only "Install Lubuntu"
> but not "Try Lubuntu without installing". But booting the live USB in
> another computer could do both tasks. So now I'm confused.
> Is the problem hard drive or live USB?
> Thanks guys
>
>
>
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