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Replace windows8 with ubuntu from dual-boot

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I have an Acer Aspire 5349, came with win7 preinstalled, but Win8 installed as only OS, so none of that UEFI crap.

Recently installed ubuntu 13.04 as dual-boot (NOT with wubi) but now I want to remove my win8 partition(around 420GB now) and move my ubuntu partiton (only about 80GB) over so i can get my full 500GB (technically) for just ubuntu, and make it my only OS.

Is that even possible since the windows 8 partition was there first?

also, I want to convert my windows 8 installation to a virtual PC in ubuntu, so i can still use it when i need the windows applications that can't be run in ubuntu. is there any way i can go about doing that?

Thanks!

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answered 2 Years ago rtbrbab · Accepted Answer

is there any way i can go about doing that?

No, you cannot convert your Win8 into a virtual Windows inside Ubuntu.
However, you can remove your current Windows, then create a virtual Windows machine in Ubuntu (eg via VirtuaBox).

Is that even possible since the windows 8 partition was there first?

Yes. To remove your current Windows:

Backup your Windows documents.

Boot into Ubuntu, install and run OS-Uninstaller, select Windows, apply. This will format your Windows partition (NTFS by default, but you can select EXT in the advanced options), and update your bootloader.

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Reboot and check that you can still boot onto Ubuntu.

Optionally, you can use Gparted to manage (resize, change the format...) the freed partition.