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SuperGenius21
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 Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:10 pm Post subject: Installation of Gentoo |
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I am new to this linux gentoo thing. I was wondering whether or not that if I installed and/or partitioned my HDD would that delete all the files which are on there currently including the OS (WinXp) im runnning at the moment. I would be using PartitionMagic 8.0 in order to partition the drive.
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Rcomian
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If you use partition magic to resize your windows partition(s) and then create some new partitions for linux, you'll be fine.
Just make sure you're very careful which partitions you format  |
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I expect that'll be fine, I do remember one person I know hosing his system after partition magic crashed, but that was a few years ago...
I hope you're ready for a steep learning curve if you're asking a question like that though  |
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SuperGenius21
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| drwook wrote: | I expect that'll be fine, I do remember one person I know hosing his system after partition magic crashed, but that was a few years ago...
I hope you're ready for a steep learning curve if you're asking a question like that though |
Hell Yes, I Need To Learn As Much As Possible As Fast As Possible.
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