Re: Linux Newbie seeks partitioning advice

From: Mike Trozzo (lock_and_load62_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/04/03 

Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 16:32:55 +0200

"Tim Prince" <timothyprince@xxxxsbcglobal.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:5Ezfb.9287$Ld6.6030@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com...
[...]
> You could read about the experiences others have with ntfsresize. In your
> case, you might make sure that the XP swap file is present only on the
> partition you aren't changing, so it doesn't get in the way. I'm
> considering waiting for SuSE 9.0, rather than paying to update my PM,
> before I do a laptop XP/linux dual boot. It has been announced as having
> an NTFS resize (maybe basically the same ntfsresize?), as Mandrake has
> already.
[...]

Thanks, Tim. I?m honestly not 100% certain yet whether to go with RH, SuSE,
or Mandrake. Having run SuSE LiveEval off the CD-ROM (a great idea for
someone who wants to test-drive, IMHO), I didn?t seem to have any problems
with it. The downside is the FTP install (can't download ISOs). I confess I
don?t know enough yet about the native partitioners in the respective
distros (especially whether or not there is any difference between them).
The fact that Mandrake has a resize may be a plus as well.

>From what I?ve read so far, once it?s up and running, it seems the
difference between flavors is relatively minimal; therefore, my concern is
about the install, and getting as much info as I can before committing a
chunk of my 30 GB drive (it?s a laptop, so putting in another drive isn?t an
option).

Mike

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