Re: Win 95 and Linux

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From: Joao Pedro Franco e Silva
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 00:00

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I think that you can't install Linux yet, because all your patitions have a
DOS filesystem.
Then you must use the  DOS fdisk and delete the partition that you want to use
with Linux.
Then you should use the Linux fdisk and assign the free space of your disk to
a new linux patition.

Joao silva
pepe.silva@ip.pt

PS- Please correct me if I'm wrong!

Guy wrote:

> I have Win 95 and want to install LINUX.  My 6.4 gig HD is partitioned for
> windows as C:\ 2gig, D:\ 2 gig, E:\ 2 gig, and F:\ 30 megs.  Can I use the
> existing partitions somehow or do I need to repartition completely.  The
> fipps documentation said if there were already 4 partitions I couldn't us
> it.
>
> Thanks for the help.

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