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[debiani386]

>You need to make a separate partition (or use a separate drive).  I
>think the Ubuntu installer can do the partitioning now, but I recommend
>doing it beforehand with a separate utility like GParted
>(http://gparted.sourceforge.net/) which is included on the Ubuntu
>LiveCD.  Do be sure to backup first.

Yes the ubuntu installer does partitioning and has done partitioning since 5.04 (it was that one text-based partitioner..dont quote me on this one, 5.04 was the very first ubuntu ive used).

--cj