Linux Master Thread

[grodnoking]

I finished downloading linux and can run a live version off my usb. But I cannot install it completely because I totally screwed up my partitions. Is there a place to tell me how to fix them up, because I dont understand whats, and what needs how much memory (and how to give it back memory if i lost it)

[AnonymousUser]

I finished downloading linux and can run a live version off my usb. But I cannot install it completely because I totally screwed up my partitions. Is there a place to tell me how to fix them up, because I dont understand whats, and what needs how much memory (and how to give it back memory if i lost it)

Setup doesn't give you the option to repartition?

[grodnoking]

Setup doesn't give you the option to repartition?

Yes. But I messed it all up and dont know how to fix it. I repatitioned it wrong and everything is messed up. It for some reason had linux using the whole computer instead of being free memory (all 500gb where under ubuntu)

[grodnoking]

I was supposed to put 8 -16 gb for ubuntu to run off and also section off for its files but now I have series of pointless partitions and I dont know which ones I need and which I dony

[AnonymousUser]

I was supposed to put 8 -16 gb for ubuntu to run off and also section off for its files but now I have series of pointless partitions and I dont know which ones I need and which I dony

Why don't you wipe everything and start over? Or are you still trying to dual boot?

[grodnoking]

Why don't you wipe everything and start over? Or are you still trying to dual boot?

Dual boot. Just because I want to be able to see if win10 is good

[AnonymousUser]

Dual boot. Just because I want to be able to see if win10 is good

Boot into Windows. Click start, and type disk management. Go through the list of partitions and see if you can figure out which ones are needed.

[grodnoking]

Boot into Windows. Click start, and type disk management. Go through the list of partitions and see if you can figure out which ones are needed.

I get the list of partitions for both windows and linux when installing linux. I cant seem to make heads or tails of it

[grodnoking]

Thats my partitions. I made a few my self trying to install. They are totally wrong. I dont know which ones are wrong thou

[grodnoking]

[yitrap]

Thats my partitions. I made a few my self trying to install. They are totally wrong. I dont know which ones are wrong thou

The one that says Ubuntu is clearly linux, anything that is using 0MB can be deleted, sdb5 seems to be something...did you have anything on the computer before you started?

[grodnoking]

The one that says Ubuntu is clearly linux, anything that is using 0MB can be deleted, sdb5 seems to be something...did you have anything on the computer before you started?

Wiped windows b4 starting. Remember I want to dual boot

[yitrap]

Wiped windows b4 starting. Remember I want to dual boot

Why don't you start fresh? can you get the hard drive out and connected as an external? just wipe the whole thing and create two normal proper partitions...

[avromie7]

The one that says Ubuntu is clearly linux, anything that is using 0MB can be deleted, sdb5 seems to be something...did you have anything on the computer before you started?

ntfs is a windows partition

[yitrap]

ntfs is a windows partition

I was assuming it was windows just strange that it's taking so much space if he just wiped it.

[AnonymousUser]

ntfs is a windows partition

And ext4 is a Linux partition.
If you wiped Windows, how will you dual boot?

[avromie7]

I was assuming it was windows just strange that it's taking so much space if he just wiped it.

The partition size doesn't change when you wipe it

[yitrap]

The partition size doesn't change when you wipe it

I know, look at the usage though

[avromie7]

I know, look at the usage though

Good point

[yitrap]

Good point

Thanks, it just looks like such a mess I would just start over, it's like trying to clean up a script that was edited by 5 people before you.