Partitioning in allocated space: How to?

[fedora]

Apparently you have a running Linux "in some of its memory", right?

so, boot it, call
fdisk /dev/sda
and add an extended partition with the needed sub-partitions.

then install Linux on those.

suomi

On 2011-12-02 14:01, LinuxIsOne wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The computer has Ubuntu LTS installed in some of its memory, it is like:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0x0001fe0c
>
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sda1   *           1        1861    14940160   83  Linux
> /dev/sda2            1861        2371     4101120   82  Linux swap / Solaris
> /dev/sda3            2371        4803    19530752   83  Linux
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Out of the 250 GB hard disk, it is using like :
>
> /dev/sda1 = 15 GB (/)           [Primary partition]
> /dev/sda2 = 4.2 GB (swap )   [Primary partition]
> /dev/sda3 = 20 GB (/home)   [Primary partition]
>
> Unallocated space = 211 GB
>
> So in extended I have to install Fedora 15 (211 GB), so how should
> I install it in extended and how do I partition it such that it comes
> as an option to be booted from Ubuntu menu? Is it possible? But if it
> doesn't mess up the things....
>
> Thanks