Dapper Drake ubuntu

[Chanchao]

On Tue, 2006-06-13 at 03:11 +0200, Florian Diesch wrote:

> > How do I get rid of windows???
> 
> The installer can delete it. But I think it's a good idea to keep your
> windows as it may take some time to get used to work with Ubuntu and
> it's useful to have a system you can do your work with.
> 
> I don't know what you have to do so that the installer doesn't delete
> your windows but maybe someone else can tell you.

I think by far the best approach for new users is to FIRST resize
(reduce) your windows partition, leaving at least 5 Gb of free,
unpartitioned space at the end of the disk, THEN run the Ubuntu
installer and tell it to use any available free space figure everything
else automatically.

Step one (reducing your windows partition) goes like:

1. Boot into Windows and check that you have enough free space. Remove
files or programs as necessary.  Then run disk 'defragmentation'. This
is built into windows, just right click the drive from the My Computer
window, then select the Tools tab and run Defragment.  This may take a
while.  (Several hours, if the disk is slower and fuller)

2. Then boot into the Ubuntu Live CD.  Select the Partionioning Tool
from the System->Administration menu.   Resize the partition, creating
free space AT THE END (right hand side). (Click and hold on the right,
then drag and slide to the left, creating empty space on the right.)
Create at least 4-5Gb, preferably a bit more. 

3. Run the Ubuntu installer as usual and tell it to use any free
available space.  (NOT the default option which is to nuke the lot.)

(It always struck me as interesting why the default option is to
obliterate everything... That's something I'd expect Windows Vista to
do, not Ubuntu? :P :)

Cheers,
Chanchao