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Article #54061Partitioning
From: M.L. Scott
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 00:00
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 00:00
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Hello, Well I have seen the light and have decided to try running Linux on my computer along with Windows 95. I understand that the way to do this is to partition my hard drive. Because I have never done this before, I am wondering if someone could give me some advice as to how to go about it or point me to any relevant information on the Internet. My main questions are : (i) What is the best program for partioning a hard drive? (ii) Are there any risks involved - loss of data etc.? (iii) How much memory should I allow for Linux, considering that I would like to use more or less its full capabilities, including networking, programming etc, and restrict Windows 95 to games and little else? I have about 500MB free at the moment. I would appreciate any help anyone could give me. M. Scott
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,f6d709eebb5c20d7,start X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: s340350@student.SPAMGUARDuq.edu.au (M.L. Scott) Subject: Partitioning Date: 1997/12/02 Message-ID: <MPG.eee3d8b4d6a564c989684@news.uq.edu.au> X-Deja-AN: 294467568 Organization: University of Queensland Newsgroups: aus.computers.linux