I'm a Linux newbie, but interested in trying it out alongside OS X. I'll be buying an iBook, and I figure that it's better to do the partitioning at the start. There are a couple of issues I'm wondering about:
1. Changing flavors. If I install one distro (say, YDL) and then wanted to switch to another (Debian, Ubuntu), could I re-use the existing Linux partitions or would I have to completely reformat? 2. Partition sizes. I see that YDL 4.0 recommends 1MB for boot, 512MB for swap (or equal to RAM), and 2+ GB for a personal desktop install. Should I use a bigger install partition to accomodate stored files and possible distro changes (from #1)? What would be a safe size to cover all distros? 3. File systems. I think I've read that the Linux and Mac OSs can't read each other's file systems. (Correct me if I'm wrong on that.) So if I have documents that I'd want to access from either OS, should I create an extra partition in a "neutral" file system like FAT32? I'm guessing one downside would be that the Mac disk utilities wouldn't be able to fix that partition. Are there other things to consider about that, or other solutions? Thanks for any help. Bob -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
