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    Ubuntu on my recovery partition?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by eOgas, Jun 29, 2007.

  1. eOgas

    eOgas Notebook Enthusiast

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    Would it be totally stupid to format my recovery partition in order to install Ubuntu on it? I'ts only 10 GB, but I probably wouldn't have all that much stuff on it. I have the Vista install CD that came with my computer, so the recovery aspect of the partition is kind of redundant.
     
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    I don't think it's stupid to wipe out the recovery partition for extra space - that's because I know what I am doing and don't use Windows. My Ubuntu install has all my hard drive space.

    If you will still continue to be a Windows user, then by advise would be to NOT wipe out your recovery partition. Of course, if you do, then you have the optical disc method which will do the same thing.
     
    Gautam, Jun 29, 2007
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  3. Arla

    Arla Notebook Deity

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    Personally... if you know what you are doing (whether windows user or not) and have made sure you have burned restore disks (if you will ever need/want them) and are SURE they are good copies, go for it.

    What I did, is burn my restore DVD's, check they were okay, and then took .ISO images of the DVD's so that if ever I need to make a new copy I can with relative ease.
     
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    eOgas Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, I was about to try this, but when I attempted to install Ubuntu, my computer decided to not even try to boot from the disc and instead went straight to Vista. I think I'm going to wait until I get an external drive seeing as I only have 100 GB anyway.
     
    eOgas, Jun 30, 2007
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