Text 11488, 67 rader
Skriven 2008-04-02 22:41:01 av Charles Scaglione (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 11486 av August Abolins (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: ubuntu migrate
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August Abolins -> Charles Scaglione wrote:

 CS>> First, you can't install Ubuntu or any other Linux distro to a FAT-32
 CS>> partition.  However, as you suggest above, keeping a shared FAT-32
 CS>> partition is an excellent idea.  That's exactly what I do when I'm
 AA> running
 CS>> Ubuntu.

 AA> Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like creating a shared fat32 is
only
 AA> possible via the dual-boot configuration before installation?  If so, I
 AA> think that simply using migrate and just having 100% ext3 is best for me.
 AA> Winme has come to the point where I think it's best to get rid of it; no
 AA> point having the temptation to dual-boot to it.

Here's what I did:  I created a 10gb partition as the last partition on my
master drive. I left it unformatted, IOW, an unallocated partition. I used
Partition Magic for that.  Of course you could use GParted to create the same
thing plus any FAT-32 partitions you need for sharing.

When you say a "shared" FAT-32 partition, remember that you can only share it
in the sense that it would be for shared data only, not programs.  Linux
programs run on a native file system. (ext3)

And yes, if you can do without WinME that would be best.

 CS>> It's best to use ext3 as the file system for Ubuntu rather than
 AA> ReiserFS
 CS>> since there is a free downloadable driver for Windows that allows
 AA> you to
 CS>> read and write to ext3 from WinXP or Win2000.

 AA> This is the first time I hear of ReiserFS.   Ext3 was the main plan (since
 AA> that is all Ubuntu seems to refer to, unless FeiserFS is in the 7.10
 AA> distribution), but I'll stick with ext3.

ReiserFS is the default file system for many Linux distros and has been around
for quite awhile.  Ext3 is better IMO, because it can be easily accessed from
Win2000 or XP with a free driver.  BTW, ext3 is also a journaling file system.

 CS>> As for Ubuntu "migrate" I believe but am not sure, that it's for data
 CS>> only. (address book, mail, documents, and so forth)

 AA> I may as well do that then.  One problem I would have is that my web
 AA> favourites are split between Firefox and IE.  How will migrate handle
 AA> that, I wonder.

You'll need to "export" your bookmarks from Windows Firefox and copy them from
IE in case migrate does not pick them all up.

 CS>> ...You might want to get on Win95 and ask Jeff or Alan about
 AA> networking
 CS>> between the two operating systems.

 AA> Yes..  I will eventually need to network my Ubuntu pc so that I can move
 AA> files around.

One thing to look out for... Ubuntu uses GRUB as its bootloader.  GRUB is
usually placed on the master drive and installed to the root.  If you plan on
doing any type of dual booting with XP, be aware that GRUB will overwrite the
XP boot sector.  However, it will set up a boot menu where you can select XP or
Ubuntu on startup.

Regards.

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