Only Erease Disk and Something else options when installing Ubuntu along Windows 8

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How do I install Ubuntu 13.10 and dual boot Windows 8.1 pro? When I boot the installation USB I only get 2 options: "Erase disk and install Ubuntu 13.10", or "Something else". I tried "something else" but I don't know how to install it on a partition.

Avinash Raj · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-15T19:53:54.303

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If you choose something else option it will directs you to select the partition in which you want to install ubuntu.And also force you to choose the linux-swap partition size.

Please allocate linux-swap partition size by following this link.

edited Mar 15 '14 at 19:53

answered Nov 08 '13 at 10:00

Avinash Raj

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 14 '13 at 21:26

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Ubuntu 13.10 detected win8 but, i had to shrink win8 partition before: http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/11/shrink-resize-partitions-in-windows-8/ I think ubuntu only detects win8 when there's free space without partition.

answered Nov 14 '13 at 21:26

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Only Erease Disk and Something else options when installing Ubuntu along Windows 8

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