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Unable to install Ubuntu 9.10

Asked by Siddharth

Hello Team,
I've download Ubuntu 9.10 and I tried to install it from the CD.Everything goes well,but when the point comes to disk partitioning,it says-"No root file system is defined.Please Correct this from partitioning menu".
I have a 320GB hard disk with 3 partitions.I wan't to install Ubuntu on my 15GB partition,but I'm unable to.I even deleted this partition and tried to format it in ext3 as suggested by an online supporter,but nothing more happened,what should I do to solve this problem.Pleas help.
Thank You

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Vu Do Quynh (vu-do-quynh) said : 		#1

When doing the partitioning, you need to define for each partition you want to use for the Linux file system the followings:

- set to use one partition, formatted as ext3 (or ext4) and mounted as "/" for the root file system (that's what you forgot to do : to define the mounting point of your partition).

- set to use one partition used as swap (of size at least the amount of RAM on your computer - this allows for hibernating the system)

You may also wish to use a third partition, formatted as ext3 and mounted as /home to separate the personal data from the file system (which will allows you later to install an other GNU/Linux distribution or to reinstall your system if needed without worrying about the personal data that are always saved under :home).

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