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mbtigger
September 16th, 2009, 06:58 PM
I have a latop with an ubuntu partion and an XP partition on it. I don't use the XP parition much, but I do come across ocassional software that I need that are windows only (Firmware upgrades and calibrations software for some of electronics)

My ubuntu installation has laways been a little on the slow side, so I decided that it might be nice to upgrade from ubuntu 8.10 to xbuntu 9.04 for the laptop. The live CD seems to run better, and I figured I might as well give it a shot. So I copied all my essential files to an external HD, figuring I would wipe the ubuntu partion and restart with a new xubuntu

However, when I start the xbuntu install program it does not allow me to select and replace a partition for the xubuntu install. Is there a way I can replace the ubuntu partion with xubuntu without having to repartition the whole disck and reinstall ALL my OS and software?

Thanks in advance

MB

wojox
September 16th, 2009, 07:02 PM
You could just download xubuntu-desktop and logout choose options and sessions xubuntu.