"There is no Root file system defined" - so you can fix the error
You have in the Ubuntu installation menu and selected the option "Something else" to partition the hard drive manually, for example, there may be an error, if you have not set the Root file system. To install Ubuntu successfully, you need a sensible division of the hard disk. How to use the hard disk divided on the best, we show you here.
- Your hard drive is blank, it appears as "/dev/sda" in the installation menu. Select the drive and click "New partition table..." to partition it manually.
- Now, it will appear in the line under the drive name "Free space". Select this and press the "+" in the bottom left of the window of the installation menus. The "create Partition"Dialog will open.
- First, create the Root Partition. To do this, select the size of the new Partition (about 8-10 Gbytes), as well as the type ("Primary") and the Position ("in the beginning of this area"). You use for the Partition, the Ext4 Journaling file system. The most important is that you have "/" to select in the Dropdown menu "mount point", because the only way Ubuntu can be installed.
- Next, place the swap Partition on ("Swap"). This should approximately take 1.3 times the memory.
- Optional is the creation of a Homedirectory "/home". This is where your personal files and settings are located.
- Align the System with EFI is a EFI Boot Partition is mandatory.
- A Boot Partition is recommended if you want to use a fully encrypted System.
No Root File System
In addition, Ubuntu-practical tip we will show you how you partitions under Ubuntu later change can.
