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Hello i have a windows PC. I downloaded Ubuntu 14.04 from a torrent. When i try to install it does not show any partitions where i have to select the partition.
My system specs
Intel Pentium D 820 2.8 GHZ
2 GB DDR2 ram
500 GB HDD
Radeon Xpress 200 Series Graphic
I have windows 8.1 (Very Fast) and windows 7 (Very very slow). I know these are a bit newer operating system for a old computer. If possible can you please tell me which is better Linux or Ubuntu for a medium type user, or the one which i don't have to type codes and the fastest OS. The partition does not show when i try to install Linux too.
 
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One big thing that I messed up 1 time when installing Linux on a friend's computer:
Turn of Fast Startup (power options, advanced options, uncheck the first box about fast startup). It messed up the installation the first time I tried it and was a bit of a messy day trying to get the computer back to normal


If you want to dual boot something like Mint/Ubuntu the installer will give you 2 options regarding that. 1 is "Install Side by Side" (which I've never done, so I don't know quite how it sets up your hard drive this way), which I would assume give the installer the decision of what it wants to do, while the other one is "Install Manually"

I preferred Install Manually so I would be able to control what gets installed where/how...
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Ubuntu and Linux are pretty much the same thing. Linux refers to the basic operating system kernel, Ubuntu is a specific implementation of Linux, that is, it is the Linux kernel and a specific graphical user interface (GUI), among other choices that can be made when putting together a Linux system.

You should not be trying to install Ubuntu or any Linux system when you do not understand the basics of Linux (such as not knowing that Ubuntu is a "flavor" of Linux). Please do some research before you screw up your PC.

In order for Linux to "see" partitions on a disk, you must either have unpartitioned space or partitions with file systems on them that Linux understands. If your hard drive is partitioned up into two Windows operating systems, and there are no unformatted partitions for Linux to install on, then that's why it doesn't see any. It will not be able to install itself onto an NTFS partition.
 
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I did some research and i needed to know which is good for my computer. And i will like Linux (decided as it has gui) to replace Windows 7 so any way to uninstall windows 7 and put linux. My system is Partitioned to 5 drive C, D, E, F. I need the process step by step if possible as i am new to tweaking or whatever it is called.
 
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Ubuntu will be the easiest for you, since it has everything you need and is as easy as Windows to install.

When you install Ubuntu, it should show you your disk with its existing partitions. It may not know what they are, but you should be able to see your disk. So if you don't need any of the data in those partitions, just tell the Ubuntu installation to remove them and create its own partitions. It gets more complicated if you want to preserve one or more of your Windows installations while installing Ubuntu.
 
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I thought you were wiping away all of the other partitions, so that only Linux would be installed. I gather from your last response that you are trying to dual boot Linux with one or more versions of Windows present. If that's the case, you need to do more research, because it's relatively complicated to dual boot Linux and Windows. I can't recall off the top of my head how to do it but it's a lot more involved than just installing Linux. If you haven't got an answer before I get home from work this evening, I will do some research and post back links to instructions on how to do what you want to do.

 
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So what exactly are you trying to do? What happens when you turn on your computer now? Does it boot directly into Windows? What version of Windows does it boot into?are you trying to get it to prompt you what operating system to boot into upon startup? Such as the choice between Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux?
 
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Hello I would like to dual boot windows 8.1 and Linux 17Uninstalled windows 7 and replaced Linux in that partition. When i start the Windows 8.1 opens. There are no choices show for dual booting.
I have a old PC so i just don't know what to do. Motherboard Intel D102GCC2
 
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The easiest thing to do is to boot to your linux (I am assuming Mint 17?) install medium while connected to the internet and install bootrepair. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair and accept the default repair. If your installation had been successful this should correct the problem. If it doesn't you need to re-install on your hard drive as something had gone wrong. bootrepair in Mint works with the same as Ubuntu, Mint in fact is Ubuntu with modifications.
 
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One big thing that I messed up 1 time when installing Linux on a friend's computer:
Turn of Fast Startup (power options, advanced options, uncheck the first box about fast startup). It messed up the installation the first time I tried it and was a bit of a messy day trying to get the computer back to normal


If you want to dual boot something like Mint/Ubuntu the installer will give you 2 options regarding that. 1 is "Install Side by Side" (which I've never done, so I don't know quite how it sets up your hard drive this way), which I would assume give the installer the decision of what it wants to do, while the other one is "Install Manually"

I preferred Install Manually so I would be able to control what gets installed where/how much.

First I went into Windows and used the Disk Management tool to make a chunk of "free space" (the black bar) in the target drive.
Next I booted the live disc/usb media, clicked install, then went to manual installation
After that, I clicked on the free space under the list of devices/partitions. I clicked on the + sign. Then I specified the size of my first partition, the "/" partiton in MB, changed the format to ext4, and put the type of partition as "/" in the following box.
I repeated the process for the next partition, except I made it only 1.5 times my RAM size, and for format I clicked swap area (nothing in the next box)
Finally, I repeated the process for my 3rd "home partition"; setting the size in MB, changing the format to ext4, and selecting /home in the following box
After that I gave it 1 final check, pressed install while connected to the internet, and let it do its thing. It should add an entry for Windows into GRUB by the time it's finished, but Linux will be first on the list so it should boot that first.
Or just see this page:
http://itsfoss.com/guide-install-linux-mint-16-dual-boot-windows/
 
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