[NCLUG] installing Ubuntu (Hardy Heron)

[Paul Hummer]

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>    It probably makes a world of difference to you which of these drives
> you overwrite - Ubuntu's default install behavior will wipe the drive
> it's told to install to.  Imagine your joy if the drive that gets wiped
> is your working drive, and all your data is gone....
I just checked and this is incorrect.  The LiveCD install will try and
shrink the current partition and make room for itself.
>
> Get all the data you care about onto one drive.
> "Remove" that precious drive from the computer (I'd do this by
> unplugging power & data cables from it).
> Double check that you removed the right one, by booting and seeing which
> comes up.
> Install Ubuntu to the other (only remaining) hard drive
> After the installation is complete, reconnect your XP drive
> Use the BIOS settings to set the boot priority you want.
Ditto on that.  This is probably the safest way.  I have a separate
drive I use for home.  When I install on OS, I unplug the "home"
drive, and once everything is set up, I plug it back in and set
everything back up.

Paul
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