Install Ubuntu side by side with Windows
- by Igal
I'm trying to setup both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop on the same machine.
I've partitioned the disk into 3 parts, so that I can have
Windows
Ubuntu
Shared Partition for Files
I've installed Windows 7 on the first partition (which created a small partition of 100MB for boot), so now I have 4 partitions on the disk which is all it can take.
Now I am installing Ubuntu, and it's asking me whether I want to:
Install Ubuntu inside Windows 7
Replace Windows 7 with Ubuntu (No!)
Something else
I want the Ubuntu installation to go into the partition that I prepared for it. Should I choose "Something else"? If I do so -- will I be able to choose which OS to load at boot?
Can anyone explain how "Ubuntu inside Windows" work? it says that it will allow me to choose which OS to load at boot, which is desired.
UPDATE:
When choosing "Something else" I see also an option for Device for Boot Loader Installation:
/dev/sda -- the ssd disk itself
/dev/sda1 -- the Windows 7 loader (100MB partition)
/dev/sda4 -- which is one of the other partitions
Which one should I choose there?
TIA!