How to install Red Hat Linux 9
I just got Red Hat Linux 9 on a disk. I do not have any packaging or a manual. I do not know much at all about linux and I really need help installing it. Mostly the partioning. How should I partion my 80GB Drive, I already have windows xp on it and wish to keep it with a boot menu to choose my OS on start-up. Please help.
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Joe, the manual doesn't help that much...
Best is to have a reference manual about Linux. I use "The complete reference: Linux (Osboorne)" + Google. With regards to partioning, the size depends on what you want to do with the Linux installation. 10GB should be enough just to install Linux... How much does your Windows XP occupy? |
re: How to install Red Hat Linux 9
;i'm new here, so i'm not the one to answer your question directly, but perhaps i can help you hunt down some answers.
;you may also want to include some more of your system specifics. ;the first thing i know you will have to do is a *non-destructive* repartition of your hard disk: Quote:
;here are some other threads on dual booting that might help you out: ;off-site HOW-TO's:
;hope that helps. ;treehead |
I have a pentium 4 2.4Ghz processor. 80GB Western Digital 8MB cache hard drive. 512mb pc2100 ram.
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Greetings and welcome
Basically, you will have to plan your partitioning, your package/software selection and install a bootloader to allow you to choose your OS at startup. Boot to CD1 and follow the install instructions. You'll want around 6GB minimum for your / or root partition and you can choose which packages you'll install, usually a desktop manager and some desktop programs, like OpenOffice and XMMS. Just be sure you don't initialize your hard drive when you begin partitioning. I made that mistake, it tends to eat everything on the hard drive. |
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