On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 5:06 PM, chanukya krishna chama <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to install ubuntu 8.04 beside ubuntu 9.10 and vista. > As some newly application programs(supported for 8.04 only) are not working > in ubuntu 9.10, > > My partitions are : > sda1 ntfs 100GB > sda2 extended 15GB > sda5 swap 15GB > sda3 ext4 / 20GB > sda4 ext4 /home 340GB > > How to uninstall 9.10? (or) > Is there any option to downgrade to 8.04 from 9.10? (or) > How should i have to proceed? > Should i have to share the same /home and /swap ? sharing swap space - Yes sharing /home - not tested but my created some problem but probability is very less. I was having Debian and installed Fedora while keeeping /home intact. there was a minor issue of permission of /home directory. keep the username same. > How to create some free space in /home partition & format in ext3. > I tried using Gparted in 9.10 to create some space and format but it is not > allowing to access /home as it is already in use. > Thanks, > With Regards, Do you want to cut a branch of tree while standing over the branch ? use LiveCD , reboot and boot with liveCD and create some free space and install Ubuntu 8.04 in that space.
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