Need Help

[maddy_in65]

Today i decided to install ubuntu on my system. However i need your suggestion. I have 3 partition on my HDD as C 80gb, D 30 gb E 30 gb having NTFS file system. I am totally new to linux. I have digit december ubutnu DVD. Please guide me the installation process. Does vista allowed more partiton. How should i make swap partition. I have 1Gb ram. I had kept E deive to install ubuntu. Please guide me

[Pathik]

Empty any one partition and format it as ext3. Take about 1gb of space split it and format it as ext3. then insert the dvd, boot from it and follow the instructions.

Empty any one partition and format it as ext3. Take about 1gb of space split it and format it as swap. then insert the dvd, boot from it and follow the instructions.

[maddy_in65]

How should i format it as ext3. Please guide me

[debsuvra]

Use Gparted tool from the Ubuntu DVD itself to format in ext3.

[maddy_in65]

I had tried to install ubuntu but it failed. I have tried to install for digit DVD by booting from DVD. after installation start it failed stating some files failed to read/load. Is it problem with DVD. I have compaq V6608AU laptop. However i cant delete partition in vista disk manager. This drive is blank Please help me

[debsuvra]

Boot from the live DVD and use Gparted from there. It will help u to create a ext3 partition. Do it before installing Ubuntu, just after booting from the DVD.