On Tuesday 03 September 2002 6:25 am, you wrote:
Message: 5 From: Richard Kettlewell rjk@terraraq.org.uk To: main@lists.alug.org.uk Subject: Re: [Alug] Linux wins! Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 16:29:48 +0100
Kelly Ash LadySpudz@HotPop.com writes:
What I'd like to know now is how differently an install is if it's going to be a Linux only machine? I didn't do any partitioning for the current installation (dual with Win98se - each having their own hd) and let Linux go about it's business. I want to wipe both hd's and start again from scratch with NO Win anything on here.
Due to Malcolms kind offer, I'll be installing the ProSuite edition of Mandrake 8.2 and was curious as to how Linux will see/use 2 empty hd's.
There shouldn't be any problem, though I'm not familiar with Mandrake. But I'm puzzled as to why you want to throw away your existing Linux install and start again; why not just add the space currently used by Windows to the Linux install instead?
For a 'fresh start', and to pay a bit closer attention to what exactly is going on during the install. Think I was scared to look last time!
Plus, what else would I want to do on a Saturday?*g*
It will partition itself within the two hd's then? Am working (studying, researching, swearing) on 2 other things Linuxy atm and don't wish to get into partitioning if I can avoid it.