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01-28-2004, 10:25 PM
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Newbie to linux install
Hey, ive got partition magic 8, windows xp home (installed) *although im planning on reformatting / reinstalling before i install linux*, and a variety of linux distro's. I was wondering what i need to do to make room for linux, how i need to partition my hdd. I was also wondering which distro you guys think would be best to work with. Im a linux newbie, but i am willing to learn so... *Right now ive got Mandrake, Fedora, SuSe, college, slackware, and a few others. *
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01-29-2004, 05:49 AM
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Install windows XP on the hardrive first. After the install you can use partition magic 8 to divide the hard drive any way you choose. Linux doesn't take too much hard drive space generally but you will have to decide how big and how many partitions you want. Partition magic can make ext3 three partitions for linux. You can make one large ext3 partition and After that the linux loaders can do the rest as you install each system. Just keep track of each paritions name i.e. hd1, hd2.
If you want to run Linux much like windows, use the Mandrake, SuSE or Fedora systems you have. If you want to really learn linux use Slackware system or Debian or even Linux From Scratch if you have it. These can take weeks to get set up the way a user wants them. With so many systems, I would install and play with each one for awhle until you find one you really like. Start with the easy systems and work to the harder systems. This way when you get to the harder ones you will have at least some experience at it. |
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01-30-2004, 07:12 AM
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Of course "harder" is relative.....the shell (command line) is available in all distros. That is what most folks call "harder". Me..I call it less complicated.
GUI's make you weak and isolate you from what is going on behind the preeeety face!
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01-30-2004, 03:27 PM
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Very true. I only use the word "harder" to differeniate between the systems that do much of the work for you or more and those where you do much of work.
if one was to start out and learn on say Slackware, then all other systems would probably seem easy 
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