Windows 7 + openSUSE + ???? - Triple Boot

I want to give Ubuntu Studio a go so a triple boot is in order.

The drives are setup like this:

sda   111gb SSD
sda1  55gb   Linux Native
sda2  55gb   Extended
sda5   2gb    Linux Swap          swap        swap
sda6  20gb   Linux Native         Ext 4        /
sda7  34gb   Linux Native         Ext 4       /home
sdb  Is all for Windows

Now would I delete sda1? Install Ubuntu there?

The boot is on the MBR. Is there anything there to be wary of?

Why deleting? You’re going to change its content, not its geometry. Just select this partition in Ubuntu’s setup (after choosing the “Do something else” option rather than accepting any default), mount in root “/”, use as ext4fs and format.

No, just let Ubuntu install Grub2 in there. Installing Ubuntu after openSUSE is easier than the contrary.

On Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:26:03 +0000, Hipster Doofus wrote:

> I want to give Ubuntu Studio a go so a triple boot is in order.

Just a suggestion for an alternative - if you want to just “give
something a go”, why not use a virtualization solution like VirtualBox?

Less impact on the physical hardware, and as long as you have the memory
(you already have the disk space, it seems - or a triple-boot option
wouldn’t be a consideration) and CPU power, that would seem a much safer
option to me. :slight_smile:

Jim

Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C

Btw, your “code” is not a code. Please post the unmodified output of “fdisk -l” or other commands while asking for advice.