Installing Ubuntu on a Toshiba laptop with Windows 8

[Ric Moore]

On 10/08/2013 10:39 PM, Doug wrote:
> On 10/07/2013 04:15 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
>> On 10/07/2013 03:31 PM, chris wrote:
>
>>>> My goal is to leave Windows 8 on the disk, not setup and unactivated
>>>> so if I need it in the future I could just set it up. Maybe that is
>>>> not even possible, I couldn't find any info about that by googling,
>>>> but then I am a poor googler.
>>>>
>>>>> How big is the disk?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 500 GB
>>>>
>>>> Regards,  Jim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Win 8 has three primary partitions, which only leaves one primary,
>>> available. So you put root on that and then the rest into  extended
>>> partitions.
>>
>> Or, you dump Win8 and get your machine back to where you own it. :) Ric
>>
>>
>>
> Well, Ric is anti Windows,

Yup, pretty much. But, that is no secret! :) Ric



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..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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