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How do I install Ubuntu on “free space”? [duplicate]

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  How to use manual partitioning during installation?
  
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I am installing Ubuntu and I want to do it on "free space" on my disk, but I don't know how.

This is what I have:

Please help me to figure this out.

partitioning system-installation

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edited Apr 4 at 17:18

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  You have the free space selected, now you need to click the +-button to create a partition.
  
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  I do it and then click Install Now. It gives me an error: No root file system is defined. Please correct this from the partition menu.
  
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  Are you planning on dual boot? Looks like you have Windows on your computer and you will need to properly partition your drive to allow Ubuntu to install in the free space. If you install it as is, when you boot up Windows if a boot loader is not installed, then it will default to Windows and you won't find Ubuntu even though you installed it.
  
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  I would like to do dual boot. How can I properly partition my drive?
  
  – Tigran Fahradyan
  Apr 4 at 17:03
  

  
  
  
  

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2

This question already has an answer here:

• 
  How to use manual partitioning during installation?
  
  6 answers
  
  

I am installing Ubuntu and I want to do it on "free space" on my disk, but I don't know how.

This is what I have:

Please help me to figure this out.

partitioning system-installation

share|improve this question

edited Apr 4 at 17:18

pomsky

33.2k11104136

asked Apr 4 at 16:50

Tigran FahradyanTigran Fahradyan

182

marked as duplicate by mook765, pomsky, karel, Charles Green, Eric Carvalho 2 days ago

This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You have the free space selected, now you need to click the +-button to create a partition.
  
  – mook765
  Apr 4 at 16:53
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I do it and then click Install Now. It gives me an error: No root file system is defined. Please correct this from the partition menu.
  
  – Tigran Fahradyan
  Apr 4 at 17:00
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Are you planning on dual boot? Looks like you have Windows on your computer and you will need to properly partition your drive to allow Ubuntu to install in the free space. If you install it as is, when you boot up Windows if a boot loader is not installed, then it will default to Windows and you won't find Ubuntu even though you installed it.
  
  – Bill
  Apr 4 at 17:01
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I would like to do dual boot. How can I properly partition my drive?
  
  – Tigran Fahradyan
  Apr 4 at 17:03
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

This question already has an answer here:

• 
  How to use manual partitioning during installation?
  
  6 answers
  
  

I am installing Ubuntu and I want to do it on "free space" on my disk, but I don't know how.

This is what I have:

Please help me to figure this out.

partitioning system-installation

share|improve this question

edited Apr 4 at 17:18

pomsky

33.2k11104136

asked Apr 4 at 16:50

Tigran FahradyanTigran Fahradyan

182

share|improve this question

edited Apr 4 at 17:18

pomsky

33.2k11104136

asked Apr 4 at 16:50

Tigran FahradyanTigran Fahradyan

182

share|improve this question

edited Apr 4 at 17:18

pomsky

33.2k11104136

asked Apr 4 at 16:50

Tigran FahradyanTigran Fahradyan

182

edited Apr 4 at 17:18

pomsky

33.2k11104136

edited Apr 4 at 17:18

pomsky

33.2k11104136

asked Apr 4 at 16:50

Tigran FahradyanTigran Fahradyan

182

asked Apr 4 at 16:50

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All operating systems need to be installed on a disk partition so that the disk can keep track of where things are. Hence, in order to install Ubuntu, you need to create a new disk partition, which you can do with the [+] button in the lower-left corner.

When you create this disk partition, you should ensure that it's marked to be mounted at root, and that it has a file system. Take a look at the details of this dialog:

You can see that a file system (Ext4, journaling file system) has been chosen for the partition, and also that the partition has been chosen for mounting at / (that is, the file system root).

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(You don't have to have a single disk partition mounted at the filesystem root (/), although this set-up works completely fine for most users. An example of an alternative set-up would be one disk partition mounted at / and a second partition mounted at /home. This allows for all system data (applications, system software and configuration files) to be stored on a separate partition to user data, which can be useful -- for example, if storage space on a fast storage device is limited, it might be possible to run a fast system by placing system data on the fast storage device, and using a larger but slower storage device for user data (which is accessed far less often).)

---

If you plan to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows, you should be fine: when you install Ubuntu, it will install the GRUB bootloader automatically. GRUB should detect any and all other operating systems on your computer, including Windows. If it doesn't, you can fix it.

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  Sorry, maybe I should have been more specific: / itself is the "root" directory. All the other directories "branch" from this "root" - it's a tree metaphor. For example, /boot is the directory inside root called "boot", and /usr/local is the directory called local inside the directory called usr inside the root directory. / is pretty much equivalent to `C:\` in Windows.
  
  – C Ren
  Apr 4 at 17:11
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

All operating systems need to be installed on a disk partition so that the disk can keep track of where things are. Hence, in order to install Ubuntu, you need to create a new disk partition, which you can do with the [+] button in the lower-left corner.

When you create this disk partition, you should ensure that it's marked to be mounted at root, and that it has a file system. Take a look at the details of this dialog:

You can see that a file system (Ext4, journaling file system) has been chosen for the partition, and also that the partition has been chosen for mounting at / (that is, the file system root).

---

(You don't have to have a single disk partition mounted at the filesystem root (/), although this set-up works completely fine for most users. An example of an alternative set-up would be one disk partition mounted at / and a second partition mounted at /home. This allows for all system data (applications, system software and configuration files) to be stored on a separate partition to user data, which can be useful -- for example, if storage space on a fast storage device is limited, it might be possible to run a fast system by placing system data on the fast storage device, and using a larger but slower storage device for user data (which is accessed far less often).)

---

If you plan to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows, you should be fine: when you install Ubuntu, it will install the GRUB bootloader automatically. GRUB should detect any and all other operating systems on your computer, including Windows. If it doesn't, you can fix it.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 4 at 17:25

answered Apr 4 at 17:04

C RenC Ren

535

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Sorry, maybe I should have been more specific: / itself is the "root" directory. All the other directories "branch" from this "root" - it's a tree metaphor. For example, /boot is the directory inside root called "boot", and /usr/local is the directory called local inside the directory called usr inside the root directory. / is pretty much equivalent to `C:\` in Windows.
  
  – C Ren
  Apr 4 at 17:11
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

All operating systems need to be installed on a disk partition so that the disk can keep track of where things are. Hence, in order to install Ubuntu, you need to create a new disk partition, which you can do with the [+] button in the lower-left corner.

When you create this disk partition, you should ensure that it's marked to be mounted at root, and that it has a file system. Take a look at the details of this dialog:

You can see that a file system (Ext4, journaling file system) has been chosen for the partition, and also that the partition has been chosen for mounting at / (that is, the file system root).

---

(You don't have to have a single disk partition mounted at the filesystem root (/), although this set-up works completely fine for most users. An example of an alternative set-up would be one disk partition mounted at / and a second partition mounted at /home. This allows for all system data (applications, system software and configuration files) to be stored on a separate partition to user data, which can be useful -- for example, if storage space on a fast storage device is limited, it might be possible to run a fast system by placing system data on the fast storage device, and using a larger but slower storage device for user data (which is accessed far less often).)

---

If you plan to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows, you should be fine: when you install Ubuntu, it will install the GRUB bootloader automatically. GRUB should detect any and all other operating systems on your computer, including Windows. If it doesn't, you can fix it.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 4 at 17:25

answered Apr 4 at 17:04

C RenC Ren

535

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Sorry, maybe I should have been more specific: / itself is the "root" directory. All the other directories "branch" from this "root" - it's a tree metaphor. For example, /boot is the directory inside root called "boot", and /usr/local is the directory called local inside the directory called usr inside the root directory. / is pretty much equivalent to `C:\` in Windows.
  
  – C Ren
  Apr 4 at 17:11
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

All operating systems need to be installed on a disk partition so that the disk can keep track of where things are. Hence, in order to install Ubuntu, you need to create a new disk partition, which you can do with the [+] button in the lower-left corner.

When you create this disk partition, you should ensure that it's marked to be mounted at root, and that it has a file system. Take a look at the details of this dialog:

You can see that a file system (Ext4, journaling file system) has been chosen for the partition, and also that the partition has been chosen for mounting at / (that is, the file system root).

---

(You don't have to have a single disk partition mounted at the filesystem root (/), although this set-up works completely fine for most users. An example of an alternative set-up would be one disk partition mounted at / and a second partition mounted at /home. This allows for all system data (applications, system software and configuration files) to be stored on a separate partition to user data, which can be useful -- for example, if storage space on a fast storage device is limited, it might be possible to run a fast system by placing system data on the fast storage device, and using a larger but slower storage device for user data (which is accessed far less often).)

---

If you plan to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows, you should be fine: when you install Ubuntu, it will install the GRUB bootloader automatically. GRUB should detect any and all other operating systems on your computer, including Windows. If it doesn't, you can fix it.

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 4 at 17:25

answered Apr 4 at 17:04

C RenC Ren

535

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 4 at 17:25

answered Apr 4 at 17:04

C RenC Ren

535

answered Apr 4 at 17:04

C RenC Ren

535

answered Apr 4 at 17:04

C RenC Ren

535