On Wed, 29 May 2002 14:33, dfox wrote:
> > First question: I have a 6 gig disk internal and it is already
> > partitioned. Can I just clean one of those partitions and install linux
> > on it so it is not necessary to blow away the whole disk and all my
> > wonderful contents?
>
> Should be able t
On Tue, 28 May 2002 15:12, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> On Mon, 27 May 2002 20:46:01 -0600 (MDT), Jim Turner
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> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Someone else here may be better qualified to answer about how big each
> > partition should be; but then, it really depends on what you want to do
> > anyw
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> In general, Linux requires two partitions: one for / and one for swap.
> I've heard that if you have enough RAM you can do without a swap, but I
> don't know if that's true. Anyone ever done that? Further, most people
> install with 3 or more partitions. Mine right now has /, swap, /us
In general, Linux requires two partitions: one for / and one for swap.
I've heard that if you have enough RAM you can do without a swap, but I
don't know if that's true. Anyone ever done that? Further, most people
install with 3 or more partitions. Mine right now has /, swap, /usr and
/home a
I've just subscribed and will only be able to work on the linux on my
powerbook G3 firewire after hours and on weekends. I have not yet installed
or obtained the software. My plan is to read the digests for a while and
then when I have some time go for the installation.
First question: I have a
