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Installing Linux Lite on same drive as Windows

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firenice03:
@freddy888 @Moltke


Not wanting to step on toes..
I see 4 NTFS partitions... a Disk can only have 4 primary... So this new is most likely an extended/logical partition...
Could be why..


Does Windows use all 4 of those??? Whats the PQService???
- Just ideas -- obviously C is windows and a Boot and a Sys Reserve...

freddy888:
I do not have the option "install Linux Lite alongside windows". I do get this warning message after i select Something else, then continue.

Your installation medium is on /dev/sdb1. You will not be able to create, delete or resize partitions on this disk, but you may be able to install to existing partitions there.

Moltke:

--- Quote from: freddy888 on September 04, 2021, 05:14:00 PM ---The first thing i did was resize the partitions in Windows using MiniTool Partition Wizard to create 25GB of free space on my SSD. I created my USB install using Rufus which seems to work fine. During the install process when i get to "Installation type" i switch from "Erase disk and install Linux" to the second option "Something else" and select continue. That is where i am stuck. I have options to change all the partitions listed, but no options to do anything with the free space. It is listed as "unusable".

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There should be an option like "install Linux Lite alongside windows" right above "erase disk ... " should be something similar to this

This option will create the partitions automatically, by shrinking windows' partition, it's been a while since I did that, but if I recall correctly, you can set the size.
You can create a new partition from within Linux Lite live environment too:
1. Click on menu and type gparted it should appear as you type.
2. Once the tool is started, select the unallocated space, right-click on it and select format from the context menu, select ext4 as the file format, and hit Ok or Apply can't remember which one it is :D anyway, the formatting process should start, wait till it's finished, and try to install again. If everything went fine, you should be able now to select the new partition, and install Linux Lite on it. 
 

freddy888:
The first thing i did was resize the partitions in Windows using MiniTool Partition Wizard to create 25GB of free space on my SSD. I created my USB install using Rufus which seems to work fine. During the install process when i get to "Installation type" i switch from "Erase disk and install Linux" to the second option "Something else" and select continue. That is where i am stuck. I have options to change all the partitions listed, but no options to do anything with the free space. It is listed as "unusable".

Moltke:

--- Quote from: freddy888 on September 04, 2021, 04:16:51 PM ---That is why i am stuck, there is no option for me to do anything with the free space which the Linux Lite installer labels "unusable".

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Ah, yeah, sorry, you did mention that in your OP. What did you select, install Linux Lite alongside windows, or something else? If the former, then partitions should be created automatically. If the latter, that's when it might be trickier. Can you elaborate on the install process? Like, you created Linux Lite live USB, plugged the stick to your machine, boot Linux Lite, and ... 

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