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clueless1337
January 3rd, 2012, 12:03 PM
So I have Ubuntu linux 10.4 on my laptop right now, but I would like to have another linux version aswell on this laptop, how can I do this?
I imagine I have to use a dual boot to do this, but since I have never done anything like this before I am asking for your help.
Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but I just have no idea where I should have posted this
Elfy
January 3rd, 2012, 12:10 PM
yep - dualboot or if you have sufficient specs try virtual machines.
If you do want to dualboot then - BACKUP :)
Not sure what you want to dualboot so not sure if it's got partition editor tools - I expect so.
Basically I would resize the current install partition to allow enough space for whatever you want to install, then install to that partition.
Generic advice - but as yet no real idea of what you have there to deal with :)
Give us the output of
sudo fdisk -l
as a start.
What do you hope ot dualboot with - or are you expecting to try more than one OS.
clueless1337
January 3rd, 2012, 05:54 PM
I put a screenshot of the output I'm getting when I do sudo fdisk -l under this post.
Basically I would like to dual boot Backtrack Linux as second OS (or Linux Mint)
I don't really think this laptop has enough power to run it on a virtual machine, so I think dual boot would be a better option
Elfy
January 3rd, 2012, 06:05 PM
Boot with the livecd - go to the partition editor - right click sda1 - resize - apply.
Create new partition in the unallocated space. Make not of name - possibly sda3
Start the installer - when you reach the partition part - select your new partition - you'll need to edit/change it - you will wnt to set mountpoint to /
If possible also set grub to the new partition if you want your ubuntu to control grub.
Install.
Backup anything you'd not want to lose - just in case something goes awry in the resizing operation.
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