[NTLUG:Discuss] Installing SuSe 6.4

[Steve Baker]

Randal Brown wrote:
> 
> Currently I have a partition with Caldera Open Linux  2.3 running ( I am
> also running Windows 98 on the same machine).  Got a great buy on a
> boxed distribution of SuSe 6.4 and want to install.  Should I "delete"
> the partition with Open Linux and load SuSe according to the
> Installation manual?  If so how do I delete the partition?  Open to
> suggestions.  I am anxious to check out SuSe.

Life will certainly be easier if you can delete your old system partitions.

You won't actually have to delete it - if you boot from the SuSE CD, it'll
show you which partitions it detected as pre-existing Linux partitions and
ask your permission to overwrite them.  I think you'll find the installation
pretty painless done that way.

I'm running 6.4 on my machines right now - the only thing I've really needed
to upgrade was Xfree86 - which is still 3.3.6 under SuSE - 4.0.1 is the
latest.

Of course what you *should* do is load SuSE over the top of the Win98 partition!

 :-)


Have fun!

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