🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi there,

 I'm having some problems intalling linux, well actually, it's actually a
partitioning problem, and I would really appreciate some help.

I've been running linux on and off for about 8 months now.  Unfortunately
had to take it off my HD a little while back due to some work that needed to
be done.

My problem is this, I was going to try OS/2 Warp (got a copy of it of the
front of an APC mag.), so I used fips to split my partion, around about
540mb...  After this I had some problem with intalling OS/2, which I'm not
going to worry about right onw, I'd rather get Linux going.  Now I have a
fair bit of free space left on my drive now (only 3gb to begin with),
unfortunately I have some files that defrag won't move, therefore no fips...

( I read somebodies post about changing attributes, however I'm not game,
because I actually have a stable setup of windows, and thats such a rare
thing that I don't want to endanger it!)

I also have a copy of Partition Magic, but it doesn't want to do the job....
(further explanation follows)

I'm running PM CE (Caldera Edition), I'm not sure whether this version is
slightly disabled, or it's just how PM is.  But all will let me do is change
the free space(the before mentioned 540, or so) which is not enough for
linux (well technically it is, but I want more...) or it will let me split
my current windows drive, which the split would be 800mb, which on it's own
is still not quite enough.  I would like to be able to join that 800 to the
540 (perfect!) but I can't work out how...

Any advice would be grea, thanks.


PS - On an unrelated matter, I'm trying to learn how to program, I started
with C, kinda   understand a few basics, but have retreated to python (i'm
told it's a good language to   start with) and I'm having a fine time with
it...  But one thing that I can't seem to find   (net or bookstores) is what
I would call "programme design",  as in, everything I have   seem to be,
"you know how to programme, this is how to do it in "insert language
here".  But not much on actually how to design algorithms beyond maths
(usefull, and   I'm sure I learn how to turn it into everything I need, but
for now I'm struggling).    Somebody mentioned reading the RFC's, I've had a
look, some of it makes sense,   some of it's a little above my head (for
now).  What I'm looking for is information on   how to put the language and
the information in RFC's into practice, I think this is   what I'm looking
for anyway.  Again, any help or advice would be muchly    appreciated.

Thanks.