Text 11507, 45 rader
Skriven 2008-04-06 17:23:18 av Charles Scaglione (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 11499 av August Abolins (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: ubuntu migrate
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August Abolins -> Charles Scaglione wrote:

 AA> || Here's what I did:  I created a 10gb partition as the last partition
 AA> || on my master drive. I left it unformatted, IOW, an unallocated
 AA> || partition. I used Partition Magic for that.  Of course you could use
 AA> || GParted to create the same thing plus any FAT-32 partitions you need
 AA> || for sharing.
 AA> ||
 AA> || When you say a "shared" FAT-32 partition, remember that you can only
 AA> || share it in the sense that it would be for shared data only, not
 AA> || programs. Linux programs run on a native file system. (ext3)

 AA> Does the Ubuntu install prompt for this sort of partioning before actual
 AA> installation?  ..or do I need to use Gparted separately and ahead of time?

It does, but IMO it's somewhat confusing.  It offers several options
that to an uninformed user could cause an overwrite of another partition.

I think for most it's better to use either PM or Gparted before running
the Ubuntu install.  However, leave whatever partition that is created
as unallocated.

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

 AA> No danger of that.  I would load XP on this particular pc.  But I tell
you,
 AA> I almost convinced myself to actually buy a copy of XP and install that
 AA> instead.  But then the next day my Thinkpad arrived from repair (a
 AA> blank/low-light screen problem). The TP has XPp.  So.. the timing was
 AA> amazing.  Now I can lunge into Ubuntu and say "So long and thanks for all
 AA> the fishy behaviour" to Winme.

You made a good choice.  I liked WinME and actually preferred it over
98, but it doesn't hold a candle to XP Home or Pro.

Have fun with Ubuntu.

Regards.

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