🚀 go-pugleaf

There are a couple of suggestions I can make that will help save you
time and effort :

	Firstly, if you have no idea about Linux buy the APC pocket book, that
way you understand each step of the install phase and don't botch it.
For an extra $15 it's worthwhile for newbies.
	Secondly, choose a suitable distribution. If you buy the APC pocket
book it comes with a Redhat CD containing the basic linux system.
	Thirdly, go out and buy some CD's with archive's of linux ftp sites
that contain useful extra software. Redhat has some sort of powercd that
contains gigs of linux programs to supplement the basic distribution.
It'll save you hours of dicking around on the internet.
Fourthly, install Windows 98 first and partition your hard disk
appropriately. A full linux install with everything and then some, takes
up ~300Mb, so for your disk size I'd suggest :

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2Gb - win98 c:
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2Gb - linux /
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100Mb - linux swap
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4Gb - win98 d: - games
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700Mb - win98 e: - for cd burning
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3Gb - linux /mnt/backups - for backups and files you want to stash
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1Gb - win98 f: - graphics and Microsoft saves
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1.2Gb - win98 g: for anything else you might need

Something you should know is that partitions to be used for linux should
be created with Window's fdisk as FAT-16 not FAT-32 partitions prior to
installing linux.

	That's about all I can think of at the moment, hope it helps,

					Matt.




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