[ale] installing Ubuntu on a Windows system

[Geoffrey]

Asher Vilensky wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Please help me with some rust here.  It's been a while.
> We have a Vista laptop (Gateway something). 
> 
> 1.  I want to install Ubuntu on it in a new partition.  Using Windows, 
> how can I tell if I can further partition the disk or if Windows 
> occupies it all?
> 
> 2.  Assuming I can indeed partition and install Ubuntu on the 2nd 
> partition, when I boot the system, will it allow the user to boot either 
> Ubuntu or Windows?  How is that done?

Just did this with Vista.  You need to use the Vista disc tool to shrink 
the Vista partition.  Google Vista+linux+dualboot and you should get 
what you need on the specifics.

> 
> Thanks.
>  
> -- Asher
> 
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Until later, Geoffrey

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