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During the installation process the Ubuntu installer will detect the Windows installation on the drive and give you option of deleting it and using the entire disk for Ubuntu, or sharing the disk with Windows. In the latter case you will be able to specify the percentage of the disk to be used for Ubuntu Linux. Remember that you need a minimum of 2Gb of disk space for a full Ubuntu Linux installation and more space to store any files you may subsequently create. The installer will then resize the Windows partition (without destroying any data) and use the remainder of the disk for Ubuntu Linux.
In addition, the Ubuntu Linux installer provides the option to copy over files and settings for all users of the Windows system to the Ubuntu Linux partition. The migration tool will copy over all the files in My Documents directory for any users you choose to migrate together with the desktop background image and any bookmarks you have defined in your Windows web browsers.
== Beginning the Ubuntu Linux Installation ==
== Migrating Windows Files and Settings ==
The next screen that appears will give you the option to migrate files and settings from your Windows installation to your new Ubuntu Installation. For each user account on your Windows system you will be able to specify whether or not to migrate the filesand settings, and create a matching user account and password on the Ubuntu system.
== Creating an Ubuntu Linux User Account/Computer Name ==
