How to set up an inter-OS partition?

Posted by Confuzzled Persun on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Confuzzled Persun
Published on 2011-11-13T03:20:54Z Indexed on 2011/11/13 10:10 UTC
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I need a working partition configuration for use and accessibility on both Ubuntu and Windows. I have an 8GB USB flash drive onto which I am installing Ubuntu 11.10 so that I can have a personal bootable OS wherever I go. I've installed Ubuntu several times, but I just can't seem to get this one partition right. This is my own configuration:

  • Partition 1: Primary - 200MB - Beginning - Ext4 - /boot
  • Partition 2: Primary - 1300MB - End - swap area
  • Partition 3: Logical - 5200MB - Beginning - Ext4 - /
  • Partition 4: Logical - 1258MB - Beginning - Ext4 - /home
  • Partition 5: Logical - 42MB - End - FAT32? - /windows?

What I want to do is to get partition 5 configured so I can access it on both the installed Ubuntu system and a Windows system (when the USB drive is connected while Windows is booted).

Basically, what I want is Ubuntu installed on the USB drive along with a partition that I can access with other operating systems.

I'm thinking I just need the technical configuration of "Use as:" and "Mount point:" for my final partition. But I don't know. Any help with this is appreciated. And any other tips are appreciated as well.

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