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    Install fails... Partition too small?

    I'm trying to dual boot Windows 7 and Kali, on a Samsung Q1U UMPC, with a 32GB SSD. I successfully installed Kali, but wanted to dual-boot. I installed Win7, leaving a 9GB partition. Then, I tried installing Kali on the 9GB partition. Near the end of the installation (When it's copying the bulk of the data to the HD), a message pops up saying the installation failed. Do I need more than 9GB? Do I need to install Kali first, then Win7?

    Any help is greatly appreciated.

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    Yes, the partition is to small. RTFM

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    I did

    http://docs.kali.org/installation/du...i-with-windows

    "Select your Windows partition. Depending on your system, it will usually be the second, larger partition. In our example, there are two partitions; the first is the System Recovery partition, and Windows is actually installed in /dev/sda2. Resize your Windows partition and leave enough space (8GB minimum) for the Kali installation. "

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    You need aprox 20Gb and the swap partition (about 1gb) for kali...

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    Thanks for the response. It took too long for my moderated post to get through, so I experimented. I think around 12GB was enough to install, but had 0GB left. I settled on 15GB, which seems OK. Hope this saves time for someone else.

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