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82 => Linux swap / Solaris 83 => Linux ext2 & ext3 85 => Linux Extended partition
in Linux this is the second logical drive inthe extended partition on the primary slave hard drive
the sign for root partition in linux is : /
Linux will not delete a partition unless you tell it to. If you have accidentally deleted a partition, but have not written to the disk, you may be able to restore most or all of the data that was on it. The program "testdisk", found on many Linux LiveCDs and partition editors, can restore the deleted partition flags.
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extended partition
Yes. To achieve this, you need to shrink the window partition so there is space for the Linux partition on the disk.
Click the install as partition when installing Ubuntu.
A swap partiton because it is a dedicated partition and not a file
An extended partition is simply that, a partition. It may be formatted with a file system or it may not. Of course, in the latter case, it will be of no use.
you can partition the drive.. to use both OS
extended directory partition