Hey guys,
I've been reading the thread and thinking about how to partition my hard drive. Could you tell me if this is feasible (or if it even makes any sense):
80 gig hd
- hd0 ntfs 30 gig - winxp (I know but I'm a newbie with linux)
- hd1 ext3 10 gig - /home (to be shared between installed linux distros)
- hd2 ext3 20 gig - / , fedora core 2
- hd3 ext3 20 gig - / . fedora core 3 test 2
I don't know about the size distrabution... should /home get 30 gig and hd2/3 get 10 gig each?
Thanks
How about this instead:
80 gig hd - hd0 ntfs 30 gig - winxp - hd1 fat 20 gig - sharing (sharing for mp3/doc/etc. files) - hd2 ext3 75 meg - /boot (fc2 [chain linked]) - hd3 ext3 75 meg - /boot1 (fc3t2 boot sector) - hd4 swap 2x memory (absolutely necessary) - hd5 ext3 8 gig - / , fedora core 2 - hd6 ext3 8 gig - / . fedora core 3 test 2 - hd7 ext3 all that's left for /home
You need a swap and boot partition to run linux, especially with more than one OS. If you're running two different versions of linux, it is easiest to acsses them by chainlinking them (read fedorafaq.org, fedoranews.org or fedoraform.org). You definitely don't need that much space for the main file system (/).
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However, as a newbie, I would stick to fc2 only until you learn the ropes. Linux isn't difficult, but it is definitively different from what you know as a windows user. Once you know your way around the OS and know where/how to get help/fix things. Only then are you ready to help by using the test versions. While many people use the without incident, far more run into problems which need fixing and without a basic idea of how the OS works, you can't provide the info programmers need to debug or at least give them a vague idea of where to start. I know some people (maybe a lot) don't agree with that, but I don't care. I really, honestly believe you should become comfortable with and have a basic understanding of linux before accepting the role of a "crash test dummy". OTOH, if you have a good understanding of linux and believe in OSS, I believe it is your duty to help with test releases. Doing so would be part of the mantra of OSS, community-base development.
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I know I might get flamed for this, but I don't care.
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