-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Booting
- From: "DH (Rick) Holmes" <hayvan@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 17:04:11 +1300
Thanks, BB, that's just the information I wanted. Now I need to get a
partitioning prog. or maybe there's one on Knoppix. I am reasonably
certain that there is on RedHat and Mandrake, can this be confirmed, please?
TIA
Rick H
BashfulBob wrote:
>You actual need 2 partitions for a Linux install. One for the install and
>one for a swap file.
>Partitions are virtual HD's. You are just taking the HD and dividing up
>space. I have 11 of them on dual booted 120gig HD I have. Had 9 on a 40 gig
>HD
>
>One of the advantages is that the puter doesn't have to search the whole HD
>to find something.
>
>
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