Ubuntu related question?

Question

I'm planning to install Ubuntu permanently. If I format c: in a Linux file system will I be able to access the remaining partitions while running Ubuntu?
HD - 6 partitions [all NTFS]

Answer 1

Yes. You will have to partition your disk (Ubuntu has software included in the install that does this for you) for the Linux distro. From there, you can add an entry in your /etc/fstab that will mount your Windows partitions to a mount point as soon as your computer boots up. You should be able to access all of your files that way.

Answer 2

Yes you can do anything you want. When you install Ubuntu it will ask you a series of questions using Gpart such as what partitions do you want to size or resize and whether you want to format them. Ubuntu will create 3 partitions for the Linux install:



/root (system files)

/swap (virtual memory)

/home (user data)



You will be able to mount your NTFS partitions when you are using Ubuntu but you will not be able to modify the data on them. You can open Windows files in Linux such as HTML JPG MPG MP3 for reading only. You can run some Windows applications using a Windows emulator called WINE.

Answer 3

Yes, you will be able to read from them but not write to them. I set my system up as follows:



1) 30 GB NTFS with Windows & software

2) 20GB EXT3 with Linux

3) 2GB Linux Swap

4) 30 GB FAT32 for data (can be read and written by both OSs)



Don't make a FAT32 partition more than 30 GB as the default cluster size changes and there is much more disk slack or wastage.



Also if you are a converted Windows user try Kubuntu with KDE instead of Ubuntu which uses Gnome.

Answer 4

The short answer is yes, install the NTFS Configuration Tool available in Ubuntu, that allows you to access them, resize them, delete them, anything you need to do from the Ubuntu desktop.

Answer 5

u can access ntfs partition, the following link holds more info



http://lifehacker.com/software/ubuntu/ubuntu-tip--how-to-mount-a-windows-ntfs-partition-203102.php