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On Mon, 19 May 2014 08:50:09 +0100 Neil Winchurst <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My current distro is Xubunru 12.04 LTS. I have tested the latest LST > version 14.04 in VBox and it works fine. But I need to sort out my HD > first. Here is a shot of the current situation. > > As you can see it is fully allocated. > > sda1 an old version of Linux > sda6 my current distro Xubuntu 12.04 > sda2 another old version of Linux. > > Here is Plan A > > Stage 1 > > Delete sda1 > delete sda2 > Resize sda6 > > This should give me plenty of unallocated space. > > Stage 2 > > Install the new version as a dual boot with v12.04. > > This way I keep v12.04 so that I can check up on it as I need to. I do > have a back up of my home folder on an external HD but this is to make > extra sure. > > I notice that sda1 and sda2 are the only primary partitions. Can I > assume that v14.04 will install as a primary and anyway does it > matter? > > Can anyone tell me if this plan is sensible (or even feasible)? Any > help gratefully received. > > If I am advised that my ideas are silly I do have a Plan B. > > Thanks > > Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq