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I forgot my password since I haven't used Bodhi in forever.
did fdisk -l and got this
Sorry but that doesn't help. Since you forgot your root password than you won't be able to run fdisk -l.
And w/o root privileges you most likely won't be able to install g-parted.
These are my partitions. it doesn't show my bodhi partition unless the 232.89 GB has something to do with it.
Since in the past I split 300gb partition off of a hard drive to load bodhi, but I might want to fresh install Sabayon to be the only OS.
I know windows, I have other people use it and I use it more, but I want to learn linux.
Ok, Looking at all of the partitions I only see Windows partitions. Not any Linux partition's in that screenshot.
IF you want to keep Windows 10 you will have to shrink the Windows partition.
-dev/sda1 is your Windows RE Tools.
-dev/sda2 is an EFI Partition that has the boot.
The dev/sda3 Microsoft Reserved is most likely the Recovery Partition so leave that alone.
-dev/sda4 is your Windows Basic Data Partition
I might have to keep windows on my laptop because I let my cousins play on it when I go to my grandparents but for the most part I would want to go linux with my use.
If I can get VLC Player, Discord, and a couple video games that isn't Fortnite on Linux, that will be good.
I might have to keep windows on my laptop because I let my cousins play on it when I go to my grandparents but for the most part I would want to go linux with my use.
If I can get VLC Player, Discord, and a couple video games that isn't Fortnite on Linux, that will be good.
OK-
In order to install Sabayon alonside of Windows 10 you will have to shrink your partition.
To do that go into disk management.
Since you have a 232 GB HDD you could shrink your Windows partition to 115 GB. That way you will have 115 GB for your Sabayon partitiion and 1 GB for your swap partition. OR> 'if Sabayon gives you the option', to install it alongside of Windows you could do that.
Some installers will give you the option to install alongeside.
Alright, I will do partition. Hopefully Sabayon would even boot.
I will delete the bodhi partition, then try to load Sabayon and insall it alongside windows.
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