[ubuntu-za] New addict - Problems with Synfig

[Quintin van Rooyen]

Welcome to the free world Maga!

2009/5/16 Magda Smith <magtie at telkomsa.net>

> Hi,
> I am very new to this Ubuntu thing but also very impressed.  I installed
> ubuntu some 2 weeks ago and am already thinking of banning Windows vista
> off my system.
>
> However,  I will need a lot of help.
>
> I have an old Fujitsu Siemens with 2x250 Gig hard drives.
> Window Vista installed on C:
>
> I have partitioned the other drive in half so Ubuntu is installed in a
> partition of 116 Gigs.
> I have installed it from within Windows as I could not get my system to
> boot from my cd.
>
> On boot I get to choose Ubuntu & everything is running well, but Ubuntu
> tells my that my filespace is only about 13Gigs.
>
> This is too small to import photographs & music into Ubuntu.
>
> Do I have a problem or is this a setting or something that can be
> changed to enable more space?
>
> Magda / Magtie
>

Okay, when you run Ubuntu installer from within Windows (it is called Wubi),
you get to choose the hard-drive size from inside the program while you are
still in Windows. This will be the size Ubuntu sees when running. If I
remember correctly the default size is 20gb, and if you have installed
Ubuntu it usually takes up about 4.5gb (am I correct here?) and you should
see about 15gb minus swap space and whatever it is you have already
installed which leaves you with 13gb.

If I am not mistaken there should be a way for you to access your windows
drive from inside Ubuntu - someone else on the list might be able to help
since I have not used Wubi installed Ubuntu recently - so importing pictures
might not be neccessary while you learn your Ubuntu-Foo.