How to Dual-Boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10

Today It is very ambitious for everybody to use more than one operating systems in a single Computer. So i made this for you very simple and easy.  In my previous post I have already given the tutorial  How to dual boot ubuntu 12.10 and windows 7 . Now I am going to show you How to Dual-Boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 with same easy and simple steps.


So let's start the lesson.

First in windows 8 you have to create a partition on C drive. So go >> to My Computer icon, right click and Select Manage and then click on disk management. Here on your C drive right click and select shrink volume. See the figure below

 After this you can select the size of the partition. Give your desired partition space and then click on shrink.
 
Now insert the ubuntu 12.10 DVD into the optical drive and restart the computer. When you restart you should be able to see press any key to boot from CD or DVD.

After this the ubunto Welcome Screen will open select your language and click on install ubunto
and continue the next process.

 Now select your installation type as: something else

Now here you select the partition which you have recently created and click on the + sign button give your desired partition size and use the partition as logical and location as beginning of this space and select swap area on (use as) and click Ok, see the figure below.

Now again click on the free space and then click on the + button and now select the primary partition and location as beginning of this space and use as (Exr4 journalling file system) and mount point as ( / ) and click Ok. to understand clearly, again see the figure below

Now in the next prompt, select the ext4 / partition and click on install now.

After this the simple and usual installation procedure will come. You will do easily your next installation process.

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