Fresh install Kubuntu 13.10: how best to partition the HD

[Basil Chupin]

On 27/11/13 18:06, Nils Kassube wrote:
> Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>> On Tuesday 26 November 2013 08:13:19 Felix Miata wrote:
>>> On 2013-11-26 13:38 (GMT+0100) A.J. Bonnema composed:
>>>> Windows will trash you carefully crafted MBR.
>>> That is the same thing Linux installers do when they put Grub where
>>> it has no need to be on the MBR.
>> No, no, I installed Kubuntu a few days ago, yes, the Kubuntu installer
>> is a PITA and did overwrite my MBR, at least I couldn't find how to
>> disable installing GRUB.
> You can't disable installing GRUB (AFAIK) but you can install it to your
> kubuntu partition instead of the MBR. During the installation process
> select manual partitioning. Then you have the option to choose where to
> install the boot loader. The default is /dev/sdx but you can select any
> of the available partitions.
>
>
> Nils

I am "moderated" on this site so my response may not get thru - and 
whether it does or not does not bother me one little bit.

BUT, if my response does get thru then I can only say to the one - I 
won't mention names because you know who you are - who started this 
latest nonsense about what Kubuntu installer does VS what Windows does:

For Chrissake, Bas asked for HELP with what he want to do and all he has 
been given so far is some airy-fairy argument by pedants about what the 
Kubuntu installer may or may not do!

And none of these people who have strayed off the subject are really 
helping Bas with his problem but are still allowed to squawk and waste 
Bas's time, and everybody else's, because the "Moderators" appear to 
think that this is "on topic" - but Bas is sitting there holdling his 
head in despair because he is now thoroughly confused out his tiny mind!

Get real people!

Answer what Bas asked about and don't go off on expressing your pet 
theory about what "this" does or "that" does not do!

If you want to do your pedant-thing, then start a new thread and let Bas 
get on with life!

BC

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