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    Partitioning HD for dual boot

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Touch13,, Aug 23, 2013.

  1. Touch13,

    Touch13, Newbie

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    My Asus Q200E with Win 8 has 6 partitions. I need to install Ubuntu and plan on shrinking sda4 and deleting sda5. On the new empty space I intend to reserve 4GB for swap and install Ubuntu on of the new partition.
    But I am not sure about this all and need your opinions and advice.
    Here is a pic of the Screen:

    http://o31i.img-up.net/AsusQ200E893e.jpg

    Please let me know if it sounds reasonable.

    What is on /dev/sda1 ?
    And what is on /dev/sda5 ? Can it be deleted safely?
    Thanks
     

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