[Linux-Discussion] Re: looking for good/easy Linux download
- From: bobbya <bobbya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 14:47:29 -0800
> The best solution is to get a book on Red Hat with a CD, and the book will
> guide you throught all the installation procedures. The Red Hat CD includes
> "Disk Druid", which guides you through the partitioning as well as the
> installation procedures. If you know how much of each filesystem you want to
> partition for, you can fill that in. You need several partitions for each of
> the filesystems, i.e., one partition for each file system. Disk Druid allows
> you to do that, it is easier than "fdisk" because it is more menu driven.
> I've done it a few times with Disk Druid.
I'm telling, that get a book on Red Hat with a CD, if you don't, you will be
dependent on a bunch of emails, each with its own opinion. No one is going to
guide you WHILE you install, and that is what you need.
Oh, first partition your disk drive for Linux, THEN do the Red Hat
installation, "Disk Druid" will then guide you through the partitioning of that
part of the disk that is reserved for Red Hat. Do you'll have a partition for
Linux alone, and that partition will itself
be partitioned for each of the Linux filesystems.
I still recommend Mandrake. Either way, I don't think you will find a Linux
installation procedure that will partition your Windows disk in 2 parts, then
additionally install Linux for you.
Robert
>
> the CD. Read the book to find out
> > what comes with the CD. Red Hat 7.2 comes with Star Office, so include it
> during the installation process.
> >
> > Robert
> >
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