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The JUMP!

  • 04-05-2007 9:21pm
    #1
    AileStrikeZaku
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    I've decided to make the jump to linux. Only a small step at first tho - I want to dual boot XP and Suse. I've already acquired a copy of Suse, but I'm unsure how to go about shrinking my ntfs partition (by 50%). I got a 30gb hd (cheap student!) so want 15gb for each os. ANY hints on how to do this/side-effects for xp/etc...? :confused:


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  • #2
    mick.fr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭mick.fr


    Well if you want to start to learn Linux, having a dual boot is the best option to mess up completely and eventually kill your Windows.

    What you could do, is to use VMWARE for example and install your SUSE for a couple of weeks and learn little by little, once you are confident enough, then you can mess with the dual boot.

    Well, just my opinion...


  • #3
    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    Moved from Open Source.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,550 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    I don't know what suse uses but

    You could get the Ubuntu live CD and then use gparted to rezsize the Ntfs partition

    or kubuntu / knoppix and use qtparted

    then install suse in the the largest free space


  • #5
    Fremen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Fremen


    Well if you want to start to learn Linux, having a dual boot is the best option to mess up completely and eventually kill your Windows.

    Not sure I agree with that. My first experience with linux is dual-booting with Suse 10.0. It's just a matter of booting upwith the DVD, you'll be given options to repartition the drive.

    Suse 10.0 was a bit of a pain in the ass though. The media player is broken out of the box: I spent about six hours trying to fix it altogether. There are a few other annoyances as well.

    I would advise you to download a copy of ubuntu instead, it's meant tobe the most beginner-friendly, and there's a "migrate from windows" option in the installer. I haven't used it myself so I'm just going on what I've heard.

    You might want to reconsider that partition size. I'd go with something like 10G for linux and 20G for windows for the moment, since I doubt you'll be storing an mp3 collection or whatever on your linux partition. Linux can read (but not write) the windows filesystem, but windows can't read linux.


  • #6
    Fremen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Fremen


    Well if you want to start to learn Linux, having a dual boot is the best option to mess up completely and eventually kill your Windows.

    Not sure I agree with that. My first experience with linux is dual-booting with Suse 10.0. It's just a matter of booting upwith the DVD, you'll be given options to repartition the drive.

    Suse 10.0 was a bit of a pain in the ass though. The media player is broken out of the box: I spent about six hours trying to fix it altogether. There are a few other annoyances as well.

    I would advise you to download a copy of ubuntu instead, it's meant tobe the most beginner-friendly, and there's a "migrate from windows" option in the installer. I haven't used it myself so I'm just going on what I've heard.

    You might want to reconsider that partition size. I'd go with something like 10G for linux and 20G for windows for the moment, since I doubt you'll be storing an mp3 collection or whatever on your linux partition. Linux can read (but not write) the windows filesystem, but windows can't read linux.


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