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Today I decided to install ubuntu (12.04 lts because I had the dvd already) alongside my windows 8.1

In every tutorial I've seen so far, when the part of creating a new partition comes, I should have this:

check image: http://leekaelin.co.uk/downloads/TechSpot/Linux_Guides/Ubuntu_11_10/Ubuntu_11_10_Capture3e.JPG

However, what it shows up is only this: https://i.sstatic.net/7qMfQ.png

Where is the "type for the new partition" option? I've searched already and I didn't find a single topic about this. Am I the only one with this problem? What's happening?

Thanks in advance

Mr. Phil
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Boot in "Try Ubuntu without Install" mode. Search for and open GParted Partition Editor and create the desired partition. For creating desired partitions. This answer would help "Root file system not defined. Please correct this from partitioning menu" Ubuntu 14.04 installation problem in pre-installed win 8 laptop

Then go ahead with installation and you will find required partitions as you expected.

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9shank4
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The primary/logical types are the notions related to the old MBR partitions.
Windows 8 uses GPT, so no need to worry about it.

mikewhatever
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Your screen shot mostly obscures the partition table list, but it's clear that you've already got at least partitions 2, 3, and 4, and probably partition 1. On an MBR disk, that means that you either can't create more partitions (if they're all primary) or that you'll be able to create nothing but logical partitions (if one of the existing partitions is an extended partition). My suspicion is that this is the cause of the issue. If so, it's not a problem. Linux can install just fine in logical partitions, so unless you run into another problem (say, if you can't create a partition that's large enough for your needs), you should just ignore this issue.

More broadly, keep in mind that installation guides are necessarily written with reference to a limited range of computers. Screen shots, in particular, come from a single computer, and so may reflect details of that computer that are different from what you'll see. It can be hard to tell sometimes when a difference is important and when it's not, but an awful lot of differences are not important.

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