Installing Ubuntu on a specific partition

Question

I wanted to switch from Windows 7 to Ubuntu.

I have two partitions, C where my system is, and D where I keep personal files and other stuff I need.

It would be really a disaster if something happened to the stuff on my D drive.

My question is, how can I install Ubuntu on my C partition and format it?

Please **always backup your important data** before you change partitions or install a new OS. — Takkat, Nov 27 '13 at 11:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 27 '13 at 08:43

Note the C partition (its size,freespace) on a paper.
Boot ubuntu live cd or usb.During the installation process slect Something else option which allows you to manually select the partition where you are going to install ubuntu.
Partitions appears on the screen and select the right partition by total size and free space you already noted.(Because the partition doesnot appear as C during ubuntu installation.)
Select that partition,right click on it and format it to ext4 filesystem.
Atlast Select the formatted ext4 partition for Ubuntu installation.And don't forgot to create a SWAP partition.Swap partition size must be double the RAM size if the size of the RAM was lesser than 4GB.

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