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Which Partition do I install alongside Windows on an HP Pavillion dv7?

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I'm trying to install along side windows on an HP Pavillion dv7.
I've installed ubuntu on other machines, so I know a little about the process.

If I remember right, my HD had too many partitions, and I would have to remove one to dual boot properly, so I put it off until now.

I'm using a live CD now, and I'm on the "Installation type" step.
I don't really understand what I'm looking at.

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answered 1 Year ago inglehare · Accepted Answer

Let me try to explain this one.

Problem: If you already have four primary partitions, then you won't be able to create another partition on your hard disk.

Solution: Copy all the data from one of your partitions to another and delete that former partition. You can copy it to an external hard disk too. I seriously can't see any workaround for this.

In order to delete a partition, launch Gparted and right-click on the drive that you wish to delete. Refer to the figure below:

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After deleting it proceed with inserting a Live CD and your ubuntu installation. When you reach the step that you have shown in the figure, select the "unallocated space" (We will have that since we just deleted a partition) and select "logical" from the small window that pops up.

I think you can complete the rest of the installation steps with your own logic. Do let me know if you need any more information. :)

You can see my logical partition as /dev/sda2. Once you have a logical partition, you can create as many individual partitions in it as you want. As for what's the exact difference between a primary and logical partition, I'm afraid I do not know.