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Pantso:
Installing on your ME machine will be easier for you, believe me.
Some more links for you (in random order):
http://www.linuxnewbie.org
http://www.linux.com
http://www.linux.org
http://www.newtolinux.org.uk
http://www.gnu.org
http://www.linuxrefresher.com
and many more....
Good luck ;)
rtgwbmsr:
Mandrake Linux can resize your partition to install the OS on the same partition as Windows. So can others, but Mandrake is the easiest.
Download Mandrake from:
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/ftp.php3
Download Any Distro From:
http://www.linuxiso.com
You just burn the ISO's to CD, put disk 1 in the drive, and restart.
Here is Mandrakesoft's official user's guide:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/doc/82/en/user.html/
A specific guide to resizing partitons:
http://www.linuxbeginner.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=60
It may be a little hard to follow, so here is an easier to follow (and print) install guide:
http://linux.box.sk/newsread.php?newsid=442
Have fun!
If you need help, we are here.
BTW: Back up your important docs. In the rare event something does go wrong, it's nice to know you still have your important stuff. Not to scare you or anything
-The Muffin Man
Master of Reality:
he is right, when you boot off the mandrake CD it will give you a partition tool that may very well be a lot better than partition magic.
When i first started with Linux i tried Partition Magic... then i formated and re-installed windows cuz i fucked it up. The next time i used the mandrake installer partition tool (called DiskDrake) and it was very good.
Master of Reality:
first what you will want to do though is:
run scandisk in windows, then run defrag, then make sure you have enough free space to put Mandrake on the end of your harddrive.
You will need around 2 GB for a full isntall (you probly wont want the full install anyway) and about 100MB for the minimal install (you dont want that either). I suggest having a partition size of 2GB so you still ahve space for files and programs you isntall later.
You will also make a swap partition for Linux, this swap partition is Virtaul Memory, it stores files just the same as Memory does. A good size for a swap is 200MB (some people say twice your RAM but i usually use 150-300MB).
When you use the partition tool in the Mandrake isntaller it can resize your windows partition without destroying any data but i recomend backing up any important files just in case.
Now in case you didnt notice i kind of made your decision for you above (Mandrake). I highly suggest Mandrake, i used it for a while and liked it for a beginning Linux.
bha:
thank you to everybody for your help. i will be checking into all of this very soon. i guess that mandrake would be a great way to start, especially since most of you seem to think so. i will do some research with the links that you have all provided. i want to be fully prepared, as i do not want to run into too many problems.
feel free to keep any advice going, and thanks for all the quick responses.
which of these do you think i should use:
Downloads: Mandrake 9.0 Beta | Mandrake 8.2/i586 | Mandrake 8.2/i586 ISO Image | Mandrake 7.1/SPARC/UltraSPARC ISO Image | Mandrake 7.1/AXP ISO Image | Mandrake 7.0/i486 ISO Image | Mandrake IA64 | Mandrake 8.2/PPC | | MandrakeSecurity Single Network Firewall
also. does the download come with diskdrake, or do i need to install this separately?
[ September 14, 2002: Message edited by: big-hired assassin ]
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