will I need to install ubuntu alongside windows, but when I created the EXE4 journalist partion in a free space, then the free space it unusable to create the swap area. How can I install it? pleace answer me.

Bug #1668403 reported by rasti
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Bug Description

I can't create the swap area, if created the EXE4 journal partition or opposite it, the free space will unusable. Then I created the EXE4 journal partition without swap area. So the installation failed. I don't know why I can't created more than one partition.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376.2
Date: Mon Feb 27 23:42:46 2017
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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rasti (rasti) wrote :
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- (peppekorg-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I think you have reached the max number of primary partitions which is 4.
(0,32,32) (63,221,29) 1 1048576-525336575 524288000 primary ntfs /dev/sda1
(63,221,30) (16572,204,15) 2 525336576-136315928575 135790592000 primary ntfs /dev/sda2
(16572,204,16) (29321,2,56) 3 136315928576-241173528575 104857600000 primary ntfs /dev/sda3
(29321,2,57) (53636,79,10) 4 241173528576-441173671935 200000143360 primary ext4 /dev/sda4

try to create an extended partition and then inside it create an ext4 and the swap.

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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Reviewing your log files attached to this bug report it seems that there is a problem with your installation media (CD/DVD). You can verify the integrity of the Ubuntu ISO files you downloaded by following the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM. You might also retry your installation with new media. In the event that is is not in fact an error with your installation media please set the bug's status back to New. Thanks and good luck!

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Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
tags: added: ident-mismatch
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for ubiquity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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