deeqfinch
December 23rd, 2011, 01:57 PM
hi guys . new here.
hope this is right place to post.
ive googled this but just wasnt sure .
please help
here is my current hard disk system:
http://i41.tinypic.com/2dqn22d.png
as you can see i have created 20gb for ubuntu installation . i am layman in partition systems . can just create or delete them . have no idea about their type etc.
when i install ubuntu ( from bootable usb ) . and then i go in to "SOMETHING ELSE" during partition options it gives me a current situation of hard disk . i click free space create new partition . it gives me some options which i would like to understand if someone can help me.
1. type for the new partition: I guess this is file system , this i fairly know . ubuntu will use ext3 and windows has fat32 ntfs eetc.
2. new partition size: again no probs here
3. Location for the new partition (beginning or end) : No idea............. please help what this is and what should i keep it as .
4. Use as : no clue again . help
5. Mount Point: again :(. no idea what to choose here and why.
and any other thign which i should know before installing ubuntu . ty for help people
hope this is right place to post.
ive googled this but just wasnt sure .
please help
here is my current hard disk system:
http://i41.tinypic.com/2dqn22d.png
as you can see i have created 20gb for ubuntu installation . i am layman in partition systems . can just create or delete them . have no idea about their type etc.
when i install ubuntu ( from bootable usb ) . and then i go in to "SOMETHING ELSE" during partition options it gives me a current situation of hard disk . i click free space create new partition . it gives me some options which i would like to understand if someone can help me.
1. type for the new partition: I guess this is file system , this i fairly know . ubuntu will use ext3 and windows has fat32 ntfs eetc.
2. new partition size: again no probs here
3. Location for the new partition (beginning or end) : No idea............. please help what this is and what should i keep it as .
4. Use as : no clue again . help
5. Mount Point: again :(. no idea what to choose here and why.
and any other thign which i should know before installing ubuntu . ty for help people