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I have 3 partitions on my Compaq Presario CQ 57 in which:

  • Partition 1 has 55 GB (it has Windows 7).
  • Partition 2 has 225 GB with no data stored
  • Partition 3 has 18GB free.

So, I want to install Ubuntu Server 12.04 in partition of #3 but I don't know how to make it and I don't want to lose my windows 7 files.

Please help me.

Alaa Ali
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Alexander Nyimbi
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First Step: Make a secondary hdd part with windows. Use Disk Manager. And least give 25 gb for ubuntu.

Second step: Take note what size of hdd part. it is important.

Third step: Plug Usb or install data. and select install button. after language step you will see install part step. stop.

fourth step: select something else. and find your hdd part by size. only delete it. and create two part .

  1. part: ubuntu system /ext4 /20 gb.
  2. part: swap swap/5gb

fiveth step: confirm it. and do other steps. after installion.

WELCOME TO UBUNTU WORLD !!

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Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! As always when something is being done with files, you should backup any and all important things. If you do this and then just select the 3rd partition (does it have any data on it?) it should install there and then on boot-up give you the option to boot into Windows 7 or Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS.

There is usually minimal risk to installing Ubuntu alongside Windows, but back up your data just to be safe. The 18GB of free space are plenty to install Ubuntu in, though depending on how it is used it may become full, so you might want to add some space to that partition from the 225GB one, but that would come later.

As for right now, you should be totally safe installing to the third partition using using the Manual option during the install. Just select the third partition and then go on from there.

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