Re: Newbie question - partition

From: David (thunderbolt01_at_netscape.net)
Date: 08/29/03 

Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 06:47:16 GMT

Radu wrote:
> Hi. I'm (more than) new to Linux - although I'm a seasoned windows user. I
> plan to get Suse 8.2. When I installed win2000 on my computer I've been lazy
> and I've set my whole HD as a single partition - C:
>
> Can I install Linux WITHOUT wiping out all my work on this computer ? I
> mean, will the installation program detect a some free space on my HD (I
> have plenty) and somehow steal that space & change it from NTFS to...
> whatever Linux uses ? Or should I reformat my drive and start from scratch
> (that would mean at least three days of work, in my config) ?

Use a Windows partitioning tool and free some disk space for
linux to install into. Don't format the disk space as you will
partition and format it during the linux install.

There are some "free" partitioning tools available for download
if you don't want to buy one. 

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