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[RDR]

Hehe...

Don't worry Chris - it is confusing.

Windows and OS-X protect you from a lot of the day to day rigours of running a proper operating system, though of course in doing so they remove a lot of the control.

It's easy to forget that not so long ago you had to boot into DOS and type "win" to get anything done.

Did anyone ever type 'lose' i wonder...

OT: A new phrase "I winder what its doing..."

Meaning: When a windows application decides to get stuck and [apparently] does nothing for around 2 mins.

[TechMouse]

You loon.

[RDR]

im still confused about which version i should be installing...

i guess this is both the detraction and the benefit to users... fully configurable but complex with it.

[dan the acid man]

this one http://ubuntustudio.org/downloads

just pick any mirror to download from

[RDR]

this one http://ubuntustudio.org/downloads

just pick any mirror to download from

but thats the one that boots from CD and installs by raping your harddrive and install of XP doesnt it, there's another version in a link someone put up that installs inside windows and partitions, but i dont think this is the same build as the one you are linking to dan...

Tell you what , how about this - whats the best application for partitioning a HD that already has an install on it?

[dan the acid man]

partition magic may let you do that, not sure though as i've not used it in a long time

[TechMouse]

but thats the one that boots from CD and installs by raping your harddrive and install of XP doesnt it

No, when it gives you the partition option...



... choose manual and it will let you set up partitions.

On my laptop, (from an 80GB disk), I have:

1. 20GB - NTFS - Windows System - C:\ in Win, \mnt\cdrive in Linux
2. 19GB - EXT2 - Linux System - N/A in Win, \ in Linux
3. 01GB - EXT2 - Linux Swap partition - N/A in Win
4. 40GB - NTFS - Data - D:\ in Win, \mnt\ddrive in Linux

It should sort the rest out for you.

[RDR]

No, when it gives you the partition option...



... choose manual and it will let you set up partitions.

On my laptop, (from an 80GB disk), I have:

1. 20GB - NTFS - Windows System - C:\ in Win, \mnt\cdrive in Linux
2. 19GB - EXT2 - Linux System - N/A in Win, \ in Linux
3. 01GB - EXT2 - Linux Swap partition - N/A in Win
4. 40GB - NTFS - Data - D:\ in Win, \mnt\ddrive in Linux

It should sort the rest out for you.

That sounds good, but im afraid i dont understand.

Did you set this up from the get-go or did you do it after you had installed win and did you create the partition afterwards? Also the EXT2 does that refer to an external HD?

Thanks