ubuntu / xp dual boot, from scratch

[DecupldSolutions]

http://www.hezardastan.org/breezy_xp_dualboot/en/breezyinstall.html#installonoldhdd

Trying to follow those directions for Installation On HDD with already installed and Working MS Windows Xp.

So I want to partition without disturbing the part of my drive with xp and whatever else is there. I'll attach a screenshot of what I've got. In the first gparted screenshot of that tutorial, they show an already extended drive partion to make a logical partition on.

http://www.hezardastan.org/breezy_xp_dualboot/en/images/19.png
So that is their example.

I've attached my screenshot.

Their example shows an existing partition as extended. I have no existing partition already extended. The only way I can make a new logical partition is to first make a new extended partition. But that tuturial does not mention that step. I don't want to lose anything from any already existing partions so I'm not sure where to go from here given the layout I have vs. what the tutorial shows. I can split the /dev/sda2 and use the leftover for new partitions to follow the tutorial, but that is where the question comes from. What will happen if I set up a new extended partition off the existing ntfs partition and I reboot? I guess I can make a back up of the system before I get into this. But then I need an external drive. Unless I take the time to figure out how to network the backup. Wich shouldn't be hard. hmpfff.

Maybe I should ask, how would the pro's recommend formating the partitions given the screenshot attached for dual booting ubuntu 5.10 (thanks ewiget) and xp?

Maybe this is a better way to ask. Possible partition set up attached...

will that work? should I try it? Guess I can always re-install.... eh...

After a little more digging, it is clearer. MLUG helped out quite a bit. Thanks. This should sum it up...

[RHP Studios]

glad I could help.

The next mlug meeting I will have more free ubuntu cd's (or you can simply call me and pick one up before then - I have a few 64bit and 32bit cpu architectures left, and a few mac cpu archs left)

The topics will be a couple of neat things:

added:
compiz - how linux did the much touted vista stuff last year - preview here - http://www.freedesktop.org/~davidr/xgl-demo1.xvid.avi

qemu - free virutal machine able to run more os's than vmware or win4lin or that just announced, free microsoft thingy.... (microsoft - guess they couldn't charge for it so now they are having a hard enough time just giving it away...rotfl Course, their first mistake was removing linux support when they first aquired the software...but that has been added back in this new free version.)

[DecupldSolutions]

Never did get much farther than simply getting the system installed. Tried to configure tor/privoxy and seemed to locate with apt get. But it is confusing using the terminal to mount and configure or whatever. Felt comfortable with M$ Gates warez but this Linux thing is a different animal. Need a tutorial on how to install and use programs, browse folders, find programs, and generally apply the system to whatever uses desired...

Linux from the beginning...

This whole sudo thing confusing....

That and we haven't been able to find the time to sit down and do it. Will try to make the next meeting though definitely.

See ya round...

[RHP Studios]

Never did get much farther than simply getting the system installed. Tried to configure tor/privoxy and seemed to locate with apt get. But it is confusing using the terminal to mount and configure or whatever. Felt comfortable with M$ Gates warez but this Linux thing is a different animal. Need a tutorial on how to install and use programs, browse folders, find programs, and generally apply the system to whatever uses desired...

Linux from the beginning...

This whole sudo thing confusing....

That and we haven't been able to find the time to sit down and do it. Will try to make the next meeting though definitely.

See ya round...


Under preferences - administration - synaptic for package management, however, I usually always use examples and articles with command line for the simple fact that people shouldn't be afraid of doing it that way. For me, its also quicker using bash terminal (but I have been using linux for years, before there was even a gui....so I feel right at home that way).

Browsing folders - Click places, home folder. This opens up in your home folder by default. From there, you can browse Up using the up arrow, back using the back arrow. Personal stuff is stored in your home folder located at /home/user_name -- you can think of this as 'My Documents'. System configuration files are located in /etc folder. Log files are located in /var/log Thats generally all a user/admin needs to care about.

Find programs - install a program called beagle - its a very powerful search engine built right into your desktop. It searches your local hard drive first, starting in your home directory.

See the Ubuntu Breezy Badger links at the MLUG web site - several are useful. I havent fully restored the MLUG web site after a corrupt database, but will have it completed soon.