@nevj
It doesn’t install to the Windows partition, Ubuntu will shrink the partition and create
the necessary Linux partitions and file system.
#1 restore the unallocated space to Windows (do not use gparted for this use
Windows disk management)
#2 use an external drive and do a system image of Windows
#3 install VirtualBox
#4 practice and learn the Linux install procedure using a Linux VM
This is my advice for @rick1
@4dandl4 ,
Thank you. Rick has already done step #1. He seems to have got that right.
I take it in step #3 you mean put virtualbox in windows
And @rick … Take note. This is a reasonable path to follow, so that you learn how to do an Ubuntu intall without damaging anything. I recommend you take this advice.
Later when you have gained some experience, you might attempt a hard install of Ubuntu.
Neville
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@nevj
Thank you, that is exactly what I mean. There is no telling how many VM I have trashed working
with Linux. For the past 2 years I have been learning and working with Gentoo,and Arch, both
have steep learning curves. I wish @rick1 the best, and if help is needed just do a post.
Good Luck!!!
Sad to say, I have had exactly the same experience as @rick1. I’m not an advanced enough user to do these last steps suggested by 4dandl4 by myself. A detailed HOWTO would be greatly appreciated.
I posted more or less the same question on AskUbuntu forum earlier today