[HLUG] Linux install problems

[j michaelson]

ok. thanks richard.


On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Richard Smedley
<smedley358 at btinternet.com> wrote:
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>  On Sun, 2008-03-30 at 10:02 +0100, j michaelson wrote:
>  > hi daniel, i've got a copy of the hardy beta alternate (text based)
>  > install cd and i'm happy to try and install it on your laptop next
>  > time i see you.
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>  > the only bit i'm not sure about is resizing the windows partition. can
>  > anyone tell me if this is an option on the install cd?
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>  I've just done two installs with the KDE4 version of the
>  alternate Hardy CD. It offers you a chance to resize
>  and use the freed-up space, but as I chose manual resize
>  in one case, and use whole disk in t'other, I can't tell
>  you how well it works.
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>  In other releases Ubuntu resizing of partitions has been
>  reported to work well - but full back-ups are always
>  advised for these operations, for obvious reasons :^)
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>   - Richard
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