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Old 05-21-2011, 03:15 AM   #1
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Dual distros on a drive already devoted wholly to 1


Say I got Fedora on a USB and wanted to do a dual install. My drive is already set to have my Dreamlinux on it. The whole thing. If I were to do an install so I could have both fedora and Dreamlinux, Would it re-partition (I assume yes cause it has to go somewhere) and if so would I lose data or suffer any kind of loss, and how do I know what will be altered so I can back it up beforehand?
 
Old 05-21-2011, 04:50 AM   #2
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Get pmagic to resize your Dreamlinux partition. It's safe and easy to use.
http://partedmagic.com/doku.php?id=downloads
 
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Old 05-21-2011, 05:19 AM   #3
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Sounds like the perfect solution. From it's list of features it's something that'd just be nice to have around anyways. Thanks!
 
  


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