[Bug 734031] Re: Dual-booting isn't possible with 4 primary partitions, no explanation provided

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

>From October 2014: "i have installed ubuntu 14.04 LTS earlier but it was
done easily and flawlessly, but now when i try to install it again from
the same cd, it shows to install ubuntu inside windows, where previously
it was displayed to install ubuntu along side windows"
<https://askubuntu.com/questions/536075/what-does-it-mean-to-install-
ubuntu-inside-window>

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Title:
  Dual-booting isn't possible with 4 primary partitions, no explanation
  provided

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  Similar to LP: #438709. When a machine has 4 primary partitions, the
  option to dual-boot isn't shown, which confuses users, and is likely
  to result in unexpectedly wiping their existing installation.

  Quoting my comment on that bug:
  Also ran into this on an HP 620 laptop that shipped with 4 primary partitions.
  *I* saw the issue and laughed at HP's partition layout, but the student who came to me had no idea why it wouldn't let her do a dual-boot install.

  I have a suspicion that we'll be seeing more machines with that
  configuration before EFI takes over.

  <https://docs.google.com/a/canonical.com/document/d/1bZ4yQIVgGaUGSYu3qiUHnQt3ieBZoqunP_DcleHCr3I/edit#bookmark=id.35db66d9d3b3>:
  "[if maximum primary partitions are in use] * Install Ubuntu inside
  Windows ... * Replace {other OS} with Ubuntu ... * Something else"

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