[aclug-L] Re: Partioning disk help...

[james l <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Root/Great Overall Dictator replies:
> I'm finally getting around to setting up Linux on my Winbox. (Muffled
> applause from the audience.)
> 
> I've got a HD ready to go. It's 1.2 gig, currently formatted for Windoze
> files. The RedHat 7.0 setup utility is asking me to set up the files, and
> I'm not quite sure what to do...
> 

Do you want to wipe the whole drive or just a partion 1.2 gb for a dual boot
is a little tight. (procedeing according to a dual-boot)

> Doesn't Linux need room for swap files? Basically, I want to dedicate what
> is currently D: (hdb in Linuxspeak) for Linux partitioning. How do I do
> this? (RedHat permits use of Disk Druid and fdisk.)
> 

Seperate physical hard drives or seperate partitions? (procedeing based on
seperate hard drives)

In disk druid, select hdb1, and delete it. repeat until it has nothing on it.
Next create a 16 mb or so partition (linux-native) and have it mount at /boot
Then create a partion of about equal to your ram size (more if you have low
ram space) of type swap.
Now either create 2 partitions one of /home and the other of / or create one
that mounts at / (any combo will be all ext2 (linux-native))

> Thanks in advance,
> 
> BCH
> 
no problem, email if I got something wrong 

james l
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