how to update dual boot windows 7 / ubuntu 13.04 to 14.04

Question

I currently have ubuntu 13.04 installed, dual boot with Windows 7

I am unsure of how to do a clean install of ubuntu 14.04 as a dual boot with windows 7 (i dont mind loosing the entire ubuntu/linux partitions for a clean install)

any suggestions or guidance would be most welcome

Thank you

EDIT:- thank you all (I am editing/ to update this question as suggested clayton), I need to delete another partition, I tried to install 12.04 LTS and need to remove that

Ideally, I would like to do a clean install of all and remove ubuntu completely, than a fresh install of 14.04 (and this time with a more space allocated) Apologies I did not mention this earlier

Read through this link from the official documentation and then edit your question if that doesn't work for you. — Clayton, May 24 '14 at 00:49
Oh, well the edit changes my answer, but the update would still be more ideal — Find Me In The Woods, May 27 '14 at 13:10

Drew Stewart · Answer 1 · 2014-05-25T17:36:47.780

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During the system setup, there is an option for "something else" when partitioning. If you look into this, you can format the partition for Ubuntu 13.04 and mark it to install Ubuntu 14.04. This will leave your Windows 7 partition untouched.

edited May 25 '14 at 17:36

answered May 24 '14 at 00:13

Drew Stewart

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I suggest that you change clean to format to improve clarity – Elder Geek May 25 '14 at 17:28
Thanks Andrew, I managed to do something similar - i went into windows and formatted all the ubuntu partitions (this resulted in loosing GRUB/MBR issues) ; so I then carried out an install with "Install ubuntu alongside other OS..." This cleaned out Grub and installed fresh copy. thanks for all your suggestions – los teh May 27 '14 at 19:49

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 24 '14 at 00:13

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Simple! You can just update from your Ubuntu 13.04 up to 14.04! It takes a while, but what you do is go to your software updater, and once you have all your updates installed, chose to upgrade to 13.10, then to 14.04! It's that easy and doesn't require a full reinstall of the system.

answered May 24 '14 at 00:13

Find Me In The Woods

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A full reinstall would be quicker than 2 upgrades.... – Elder Geek May 25 '14 at 17:32
But a full reinstall would take away all your data and would make you have to put your entire home drive and stick it on a USB, which could take a little while and might result in you buying a rather large USB. – Find Me In The Woods May 27 '14 at 13:07
" (i dont mind loosing the entire ubuntu/linux partitions for a clean install)" If this is not accurate please change the question. – Elder Geek May 27 '14 at 17:03
Thanks - i did thinkabot doing the updates, but really wanted a clean install if possible - so went with deleting the partitions and clean install – los teh May 27 '14 at 19:50
Sounds good! Enjoy 14.04 Trusty Tarh! – Find Me In The Woods May 28 '14 at 15:27

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 24 '14 at 00:38

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In the application menu for gnome search "update manager" and proceed to update. You don't need to delete your current file system.

answered May 24 '14 at 00:38

Charles Kenney

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how to update dual boot windows 7 / ubuntu 13.04 to 14.04

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