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Decreasing partician Size

MrHappy · 2004-05-01 11:02:49

Hi All, Im trying to create a new partician on my Xp box so as to install Linux. I have the 1 partician on the box at the min, and it has all of the space. Is there a way to decrease the size of the primary partician so I can create a new partician for linux? I know i can use partician magic, but I dont have a copy ATM!…

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01-05-2004 12:02pm

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MrHappy

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Hi All,

Im trying to create a new partician on my Xp box so as to install Linux. I have the 1 partician on the box at the min, and it has all of the space. Is there a way to decrease the size of the primary partician so I can create a new partician for linux?

I know i can use partician magic, but I dont have a copy ATM!

Thanks!

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#2 01-05-2004 12:05pm
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Depending on what flavour of Linux you opt for most have a utility for resizing partitions.
Obtain Partition magic tho it's easier imo.

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#3 01-05-2004 12:08pm
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Thanks!

Im going to Install RH8, do you know the name of the utilities on RH?

Tx! :-D

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#4 01-05-2004 12:17pm
Ste-

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http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/

Have a read of that.
If you run into any problems with it ask the helpfull bunch over on the unix forum.

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#5 01-05-2004 1:18pm
MrHappy

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Cheers! :-D

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