[SWLUG] linux newbie

[smokin]

Hi Gavin,

On the dual boot front, the presence of an NTFS partition does not
affect the booting of linux.
There are a couple of issues I can think of:

1. NTFS write support in Linux kernel is not complete, so if you want to
get at your NTFS files from linux, you can, but they will be 'read only'.

2. If Xp currently takes up the whole disk (and you want to use only one
disk) you will have to resize the NTFS partition, which could be the
painful bit.

I'm dual booting Gentoo & XpPro on one disk at the mo, without issue.

I haven't used Ubuntu, but the process will be similar. Have a read of
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual_boot, see if you can visualise the
process, then search the ubuntu docs for how the process might be
achieved with ubuntu.

It indicates some of the choices you'll have to make ie:
One hard disk or two?
Which OS to install first?
How to boot it when ur done?

The way I did it, was to back up all important stuff, then start from a
blank disk. Partition first, then Windows, then Linux. There is nothing
like wiping a hard drive to focus the mind ;) I wouldn't necessarily
recommend that method tho....

The most fun thing about that method was finding out all the crazy
places that programs put their data on windows, what was important, and
what was not. The second most fun thing was finding out what I'd
forgotten to back up... after the event. Make good backups!

Guinness (standard temperature) for me.

Cheers now,
Joe


Gavin wrote:

> Hi Keith and thanks for the reply!
>
> When I was Googling LUG's in Wales, I only came up with SWLUG.  
> Perhaps I wasn't looking hard enough. :)
>
> I don't have many questions at the moment although I'm sure some will 
> crop up eventually.
>
> One that I do have is that my partner has no interest in learning 
> Linux with me and shall forever remain one of Bill's followers (Until 
> I say otherwise, that is.)
>
> I'd like to setup a dual boot for Windows XP Pro and Ubuntu 5.03 
> although as far as I'm aware, it's a little trickier to do a dual boot 
> with Linux when your using NTFS.
>
> Any recommendations on this would be appreciated although I really do 
> see myself shelling out for a secondary H/D and have XP on one and 
> Ubuntu on the other.
>
> Oh and on a more serious note, it would be most beneficial to know 
> what everyone's favourite beverage is as far as the group meetings are 
> concerned.
>
> I like Guiness myself. ^_^
>
> ~Gavin~
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Edmunds" 
> <keith at midnighthax.com>
> To: "Gavin" <gavin.broome at virgin.net>; <discuss at swlug.org.uk>
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [SWLUG] linux newbie
>
>
>> Gavin wrote:
>>
>>> As the subject says, I'm a Linux newbie and have a lot of questions 
>>> but I'll save those for later on.  I'm just thankful that there is 
>>> at least one registered LUG in Wales. :)
>>
>>
>> Hi Gavin, and welcome. Fire away with the questions! Oh, and there's 
>> more than one LUG in Wales...
>>
>>> Being in the kind of position where I find myself back in high 
>>> school, it honestly feels like I'm learning Spanish for the first 
>>> time although a few of my collegues at a local IT helpdesk have been 
>>> kind enough to show me the ropes.
>>
>>
>> Learning Linux can be, at first, a very steep learning curve. Stick 
>> with it: it's worth it.
>>
>> Ubuntu is a good distribution, based on Debian. Let us know how you 
>> get on.
>>
>> -- 
>> Keith Edmunds
>>
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