new computer, slackware install
i just got a laptop, and i am trying to set up slackware with it... i have never had a laptop before, and i was wondering if there is anything i should know when i set everything up... i some questions tho
how do i change the resolution?? how do i make the icons not show up wiht i run something? how do you think i should partition it?? it is 15gig, and i need dual boot... this is wha ti was thinking 5gig win 5gig / 1gig swap 4gig ext2 to sharebetween os' any other suggestions? |
For one, you won't be able to use ext2 to share between Os. It would have to be FAT32 or VFAT.
Second, you are not going to need 1 gig swap. I would do it like this hda1= 5 gig windows hda2= 5 gig slack (i recommend reiserfs) hda3= 4.5 gig to share (FAT32) hda4= 512 swap Resolution is changed within /etc/X11/XF86Config There's a section with default display color depth, and the different resolutions for each depth. Simply put your preferred first. --Shade |
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Of course if your windows install is on FAT instead of NTFS, then I'd suggest eliminating the shared partition and splitting that space among your win and root partitions. The swap size depends on how much memory you have, but it's safe to say that it'll probably never need a gig. The general rule of thumb is to set up twice your physical memory for swap, but if you have more than 256M of memory you can cap the swap at 512M. Enjoy! --- Cerbere |
Much better explanation than my simple outline ;)
Cheers, Cerbere! --Shade |
As for the desktop icons, most window managers don't even have them, so (as suggested), you can just use fluxbox or XFce or something. In GNOME, you can open the configuration editor (GConf editor, not the GNOME Control Center) and set Nautilus to not display a desktop. I don't know how or if this is possible in KDE, but everybody keeps telling me how configurable KDE is ;) so I suppose there must be a setting somewhere to turn off the desktop icons.
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