[ubuntu-uk] Installing over Failed Upgrades

[Dean Sas]

Ian Pascoe wrote:
> Before starting the process using the Live Ubuntu CD, is the installer
> intelligent enough to see the existing partitions and use them, or will I
> still have to define each one?  Is it better to install direct from the CD,
> or launch the Live CD and install from there?

I think you have to tell it what you want on each partition. It makes no
difference whether you launch the desktop and then install or just
choose "install from the cd" when booting. As long as you're using the
live/install cd and not the alternative cd.

Dean