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I am new to Linux and I am trying to install it for Learning purpose so I will be familiar with it.

I am installing Ubuntu 16.04 with my existing Windows 10 in my HP Notebook.

I am following a tutorial and it says to select "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows Boot Manager" in "Installation Type" dialog box. See Here !

But in my case, I am not getting this option in "Installation Type" dialog box.

below is my screenshot when installing Ubuntu..

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What should I don now ?

I have one more question about Swap partition. I am having Windows 10 in C: drive and I want to install Ubuntu in D: drive and I want to make D: drive as a Swap partition, so it can be use by both OS.

And I am having below error when I install Ubuntu. Please check this image and let me know why this Error is :

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Please help me, thank you !

Abhishek T.
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If the Ubuntu install process doesn't detect your Windows installation you can't use the Install Along Side Windows option. You would have to use the do something else option.

On the Do Something Else option you can choose the drive or partition where you want to install Ubuntu. For this you would have to manually create or provide the partition where you will be installing Ubuntu. I would recommend the partition be at least 50 Gigs. I would also suggest that you have a swap partition 10-15 gigs.

Now choose the Do Something Else and specify the partition you created for your Ubuntu installation. This should be an ext4 type partition.

On the set the partition to /. Formatting it is optional if you already have it formatted in the ext4 type.

Pick the drive you want to specify as the boot drive. Unless you change something in your bios the computer will boot to the first drive which is /dev/sda.

The install will only touch the partition that you specify for the install. After the installation is completed it will reboot and give you a menu option to choose which OS to boot to, with the default being your new Ubuntu installation.

Manually Creating Partitions on your Drive

You can use gparted on from your Live Ubuntu install USB drive to partition your disk. You can get to this by choosing the Try Ubuntu when you boot to the install USB. Click on the Launch button and type gparted to get to it.

L. D. James
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Okay, Since you said HP Notebook R15 , I'm assuming you also have the same BIOS Setup as I have in my HP Notebook. Plug in your bootable USB and press F9 repeatedly when you start-up your laptop. You will be lead to a boot manager and there you will see * 'Your pendrive name ( UEFI ) and * Your pendrive name only without UEFI

Choose withut UEFI and check whether there is "Install Ubuntu along Windows 10" option.

Please let me know if it fix your problem.

VOiD
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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

use this link for more help regarding recovering your installed ubuntu. Or try again to install. You will probably seee a new option there.

VOiD
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