Robert,
Thank you for the advise. I don't have anything critical on the drive I have
SUSE. Maybe, I will just keep swapping out distros until I decide which one I
like best.
Ron
Robert C Wittig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ron Osborne wrote:
> I have been given a copy of Ubuntu by a co-worker, but I haven't had
> any time to install it. I have been using SUSE in my second drive
> successfully; although, I am still new to Linux, and there are a lot
> of things I haven't figured out, yet, I intend to partician my main
> drive and attempt to install Ubuntu there. Does anyone know of any
> conflicts I should be aware of?
>
The biggest mess that learning Linux can create for new users migrating
from Windows, happens when they try to install Linux dual-boot, on their
primary hard drive, which is home to their Windows partition, and the
Windows partition is mission-critical, and they screw up, and
destroy/erase their Windows partition.
If possible, it is a good idea to set up a separate machine for
experimenting, and learning about things like dual-boot, partitioning,
MBR's, etc... especially if blowing away your primary Windows operating
system, and the data it contains, is going to create any hardship.
--
-wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/
. http://robertwittig.net/
"There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and
find out for themselves."
-Will Rogers
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