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How to reinstall ubuntu on a 20gb partition?

  • 06-01-2010 12:40AM
    #1
    Tom-eg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭


    I installed ubuntu onto a 20gb partition of my parents computer so i could use it when i visited. Problem is they no longer have broadband in the house so an upgrade is out of the question. I would like to reinstall the ubuntu install with karmic koala but i am not sure how to install to that partition manually. I used the simple dual boot install option when i initially installed it. Is there any easy way to install a fresh copy of karmic koala onto that partition that would be safe for me to do without getting too complicated? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Mean-Machine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭Mean-Machine


    http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

    There's a section on upgrading using the alternate CD/DVD.

    Hope it helps.


  • #3
    slowlydownwards
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭slowlydownwards


    + 1 on upgrading with alternate cd as the easy option. However, the upgrade used to mess up my system a lot in the past, so doing only clean installs now. To that end, you could:
    1. boot into the present ubuntu system.
    2. back up your files either to usb drive or windows partition
    3. reboot with karmic cd / usb and simply overwrite old linux install. This would result in dual boot system with windows / k koala linux.


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