Which partition is ubuntu on

You are reading a sample chapter from the Ubuntu Purchase the fully updated Ubuntu Ubuntu One of the most common configurations for a new Ubuntu Linux installation involves reducing the size of the pre-existing Windows partition on the disk drive and using the resulting space to install Ubuntu Linux. This so called "dual boot" configuration allows the user to have both operating systems installed on the disk drive with the option to boot one or the other when the system is powered on.

Performing this type of installation was covered in the Installing Ubuntu Linux on a Windows System Dual booting chapter of this book. This chapter is intended for users who have decided they like Ubuntu enough to delete Windows entirely from the disk, and use the resulting space for Linux.

In this chapter we will work through this process step by step. The first step in freeing up the Windows partition for use by Linux is to delete it. Ubuntu Linux ships with a tool called GParted which is a graphical disk partitioning tool.

The Windows partition can be identified by the filesystem type. In this case the filesystem is of type NTFS which corresponds to hda1. A FAT filesystem also indicates a Windows partition.

The ext3 partition is our current Linux partition. We are now going to delete the Windows partition, but first need to unmount the partition. To do so, right click on the partition, either in the list or in the graphical representation of the partitions and select unmount. See paragraphs below. Size: minimum is 8 GB. It is recommended to make it at least 15 GB. Warning: your system will be blocked if the root partition is full. Size: size of your RAM. Size: 1MB. It must be located at the start of a GPT disk, and have a "boot" flag.

Be careful, these partitions reduce the flexibility of your disk space, they must be considered only if you are sure not to fill completely your root partition which would block your system. Partition for sharing data with Windows, MacOS To share data with another Linux system, choose EXT4.

Description: other operating systems Windows, MacOS.. If you want to share files between Ubuntu and the other systems, it is recommended to create a data partition. It is not recommended to share files directly into the Windows system partition eg files may be overwritten by hibernation.

I followed the instructions there and here's a screenshot of the terminal after typing the suggested command df : But this doesn't tell me anything… This has also been discussed before Uninstalling Ubuntu. Best Answer. You will still have to remove GRUB after removing those partitions. Repeat the last two commands if there are more than one entries.

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