> -----Original Message----- > From: ellotheth rimmwen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 January 2006 13:49 > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot System Setup > > > On 1/23/06, Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Would anyone recommend which is the best method for setup, > start with > > Gentoo or Windows? > > Definitely start with Windows, it makes life so much easier later. I > usually partition the drive in two using the XP setup utility (which > is pathetic, but functional), installing Windows on the first 4gb or > so and leaving the rest for fdisk. Gentoo has about 6.5gb, and any > extra goes into the fat32 shared partition. (If I had more space, I'd > probably give Gentoo a good 10gb, to leave room for those > OpenOffice.org compiles...)
4G for WinXP is pretty minimal. As soon as you install some apps or save anything in 'My Documents' you've had it. A full installation with all Service Packs and patches and some basic apps like Firefox/Opera, Eudora/Thunderbird, WinAmp, Gimp, Filezilla, OOo, etc. comes up to approx. 5.3G, perhaps a tad more. Give it some extra swap space (page file in Billy Gates' speak) and we're talking 6G perhaps a bit more. If space is not an issue 10-15G for WinXP is not a bad idea. Just my 2c's. -- Regards, Mick -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
