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Another useful feature of a Windows/Ubuntu dual-boot configuration is that your Windows logical drives (C:, D: etc) will be accessible from Ubuntu Linux, so you will be able to access your Windows data files from Linux. This means, for example, that you will be able to access your Microsoft Word and Excel files using the Linux version of OpenOffice.
For detailed steps on creating a Windows/Ubuntu dual boot environment see the [[Installing Ubuntu Linux on a Windows System(Dual booting)]] chapter of this book.
== Performing a Clean Ubuntu Linux Installation ==
If you are installing Ubuntu Linux on a clean hard disk drive, or plan to overwrite the Windows installation on the drive then installing Ubuntu Linux is straightfoward. Simply follow the steps in [[Performing a Clean Ubuntu Linux Installation]] to install Ubuntu Linux on the entire disk drive.
