Hi everyone!
I've been a long-time visitor here at linuxquestions.org but haven't been around for the last year or so and I have some questions for you Debian gurus about setting up a dual-boot (xp/debian) system.
First off, I haven't been in the Linux environment for over a year now so I've forgotten a few things since then. However, I was quite proficient at one point in Red Hat, happily compiling and learning a lot about Linux. (I dabbled in SuSe as well but I didn't like it). Even though I've forgotten a few things I believe it's like riding a bicycle - comes back to you quickly enough.
I now have a laptop for personal use (IBM T42 - 2378REU) with the following hardware specs:
- CPU: M 1.8Gz
- RAM: 1.0 GB DDR333
- HDD: 60GB 7200rpm
- ATI Radeon Mob. 9600 @1400x1050
- Docking station
- LG CDRW/DVD-ROM
- Enclosure (USB 2.0) w/ LG GSA-4163B DVDRAM burner
I've narrowed down my choices of distro to Debian because I like to have more control over the OS, the flexibility it offers, I want an intermediate/advanced distro to learn more about Linux, and I like package management system as wel.
What I plan to do is to install Debian but only after I repartition the current drive. I need to keep XP for other duties but I won't be needing the entire HDD for it.
Here are the questions
1)
a. - to have a dual-boot system, should I install XP first and then Debian?
b. - Would I need a /boot partition as well before installing XP?
2)
I plan to partition my drive like so - Any other suggestions?:
(I don't care about IBM's stuff (made a back-up already))
Code:
c: ntfs d: ntfs e: fats32(!) / /swap /home
14GB (Win) 10GB (work stuff) 6GB (shared files with Deb) 14GB (Debian) 1.5GB swap 12.5 for home
Thanks very much for reading this - looking forward to your input.
//alsac