Re: [OT] Ping No Stop

If you are erasing the drive then let Ubuntu do the work. You can delete the
existing partition then create new ones during the install. I generally let
Linux installs create the partitions they need. Linux likes a separate swap
partition. Why do you want to use FAT32?

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
www.vistahelp.ca



Alias wrote:
Galen wrote:
In news:Osx6XV$CHHA.3492@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Alias had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Should one format a hard disk before installing Ubuntu in FAT32?

Thanks,

Alias, who posted here because alt.os.linux.ubuntu is not available
on my news server.

SHOULD you? Probably. Can you get away with not doing it? Sure but
I'd go ahead and format it (though the install should do that) just
to be sure it was clean ahead of time.


Not sure I understand. The hard drive I want to use has stuff on it
(WINXP, programs and data I don't need). Should I just wipe it, boot
to the Ubuntu CD and use Ubuntu to format and partition it? I want to
have two partitions, one for Ubuntu and the other for data. There
won't be anything Windows on the drive.

Thanks,

Alias


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