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Thread: Install Ubuntu-Gnome 15.04 "something else" advanced options

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    Install Ubuntu-Gnome 15.04 "something else" advanced options

    I am in the middle of re-partitioning (separate home folder, room for installing a second distro) and installing Ubuntu-Gnome 15.04 amd64.

    The release notes warn
    • Installation freezing when selecting manual partitioning (1361951): This can be avoided by creating partitions with gparted before running the installer.


    So I have (successfully) re-partitioned my drive using the live DVD gparted app. Now I can mount and see the filesystem, and was able to copy /home/usr1 and /home/user2 to remote areas of the drive.

    What I need help with is the "something else" option of the installer. It appears that there is no way to select existing partitions for home, root, and swap.

    I can, of course, select "upgrade 12.04" or let it do a standard install on the first partition ... but my first choice is to learn how to make it install on the existing partitions.

    Any advice? Pointers to a tutorial?

    -Rob
    Rob
    Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS
    Dell Optiplex 7010MT , Intel Quad Core i5-3550 3.30Ghz
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    Re: Install Ubuntu-Gnome 15.04 "something else" advanced options

    Where are you stuck, should be a fairly simple case of highlighting the partition that you want to use, press the change button , set the file system, check the format box (if you want it formatted) and finally set the mount point from the drop down or create your own.

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    Re: Install Ubuntu-Gnome 15.04 "something else" advanced options

    Thank You Howefield! This is solved. As in the release notes I got a blank screen after install, but a Power On Reset successfully booted the system! Vivid!
    Rob
    Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS
    Dell Optiplex 7010MT , Intel Quad Core i5-3550 3.30Ghz
    M-Audio Audiophile 2496 & Presonus Audiobox USB (red!)

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