Partition problem while dual booting ubuntu with windows

Hello all, As the time changes and new generation is moving towards linux operating system there are more people who want to or try install versions of linux (ubuntu in common) on their systems. Giving away windows for new users is not an easy task.

So, one of the best way is to interact both with the windows and ubuntu at the same time and on the same system.'

There are certain problems that arise during dual booting ubuntu with windows and in this article I am going to discuss one of those.

Partitions not visible at the time of installation of ubuntu alongside windows.

Basic Linux Commands

Starting a Terminal

In Unity

Unity is the default desktop environment used as of 11.04. Where systems are not ready for Unity they revert to GNOME which is also used in previous releases such as Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid), see next sub-section.

The easiest way to open the Terminal is to use the 'search' function on the dash. Or you can click on the 'More Apps' button, click on the 'See more results' by the installed section, and find it in that list of applications. A third way, available after you click on the 'More Apps' button, is to go to the search bar, and see that the far right end of it says 'All Applications'. You then click on that, and you'll see the full list. Then you can go to Accessories -> Terminal after that. So, the methods in Unity are:

Dash -> Search for Terminal

Dash -> More Apps -> 'See More Results' -> Terminal

Dash -> More Apps -> Accessories -> Terminal

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T