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    I installed the following Ubuntu BUT takes more space than mentioned...

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Laptopaddict, Aug 21, 2009.

  1. Laptopaddict

    Laptopaddict Notebook Deity

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    According to http://wubi-installer.org/ ,it takes around 5 Gig harddisk space but when I look at my harddisk it takes 17 Gig ...
     
    Laptopaddict, Aug 21, 2009
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  2. zephyrus17

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    that's probably the allocated total size of the drive that Windows gave it. Like the size of the partition, including all free space
     
    zephyrus17, Aug 22, 2009
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  3. ALLurGroceries

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    I think 17GB is the default for the wubi installer, it's an option you may have overlooked?

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    ALLurGroceries, Aug 22, 2009
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Ubuntu definitely doesn't take 17GB. I have approx. 11GB alloted for Ubuntu, and only about 5 of those are taken up with the OS itself.

    Cheers... :)
     
    pixelot, Aug 23, 2009
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    Just like me....11 and 5 used roughly, with the whole world installed........ :)
     
    theZoid, Aug 23, 2009
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