[NTLUG:Discuss] Further dual boot discussion

[Tom Woody]

Just use disk druid...I am pretty sure its still in there (though I haven't used RH7.3 yet, so I am not positive).  If its not in there, there should be utilities that are easy enough (easier than fdisk anyhow).  The goal of RH is to make Linux more accesible, not less accesible.  The Fat32 partition won't cause you any problems, Linux works around it just fine.  I always use Fat32 and have no problems.  You might consider FAT if you are going to be sharing files between linux and windows (but again I never do this so I don't really have any advise on it).

I always use:
swap - double the memory up to 128MB, 128MB swap after.
/boot - 50MB or so
/ - fill the rest of the drive

I will put a /usr, and /var for a server but not for a workstation.

On Tue, 09 Jul 2002 11:03:59 -0500
Wayne Dahl <w.dahl4 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi again,
> 
> So far, the consensus seems to be to install Windows first, then 
> Linux.  What I've done so far is fdisked and formatted using the utilities 
> coming with Win98 and nothing else (it was getting really late this morning 
> ;), so it's not too late to use something else.  I've used Disk Druid when 
> I installed RH 5.2 on my old PC, so I'm familiar with that.  Is that or 
> something else (I know there are other options for fdisking the hard drive 
> and setting up the partitions) what I should use to set up the 
> partitions?  I don't think Disk Druid even came with the RH 7.3 although 
> that's what I read from the Sam's book RHL 7.2 Unleashed with that version.
> 
> If it seems I'm being really paranoid, I probably am.  I just don't want to 
> mess this up and make things worse than they already are, but I do want to 
> get this set up so I can really start using Linux and learning the best way 
> I can...by using it.
> 
> Also, I do believe Win98 uses a FAT32 partition...am I wrong on 
> that?  Seems like that was one of M$'s big selling points for upgrading to it.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Wayne
> 
> 
> 
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