0

I am using a 64bit octo-core 2.4ghz server. that has ubuntu 14.04 32bit installed. along with ubuntu 16.04 32 bit installed. i would like to remove ubuntu 16.04 without touching ubuntu 14.04 it has all my important files on it. and i would then like to, once 16.04 is removed, i would like to install ubuntu 20.04 64 bit. does anyone know how to remove ubuntu 16.04 and not damage anyother files out of it's partition ? thanks in advance. Matthew

well tbh they are my moms files. currently i have ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 running on dual boot. all i want to do is remove ubuntu 16.04 without damaging 14.04... i think i would have to go into the partition editor and delete the partition for ubuntu 16.04

Thomas Ward
  • 74,764
matt dupreez
  • 9
  • 1
  • 1
    "it has all my important files on it" That means you have backups and know how to restore one so that should not be an issue ;-) Please add a disk lay-out to the question otherwise we would be guessing on what needs to be done. – Rinzwind Mar 09 '21 at 17:07
  • You don't need to remove 16.04, you just install 20.04 into the partition(s) where 16.04 / xenial currently resides. It's a QA-tested install (replace partition; for flavors anyway) Backup your files first obviously. Note: 32-bit 20.04 does not exist, and it's not entirely clear if you're talking desktop or server (you do mention server). – guiverc Mar 09 '21 at 22:13
  • FYI: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is EOL (end-of-life) thus off-topic on this site, and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM is in extended support and only supported by Canonical via Ubuntu Advantage thus also off-topic here. Refer https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2019/05/02/ubuntu-14-04-trusty-tahr-reached-end-of-life-on-april-25-2019-esm-available/ – guiverc Mar 09 '21 at 22:17
  • thanks karel that is exactly what i needed – matt dupreez Mar 10 '21 at 10:57

0 Answers0