[ale] Newbie and Dual install

[zeb]

On Tuesday 11 January 2005 17:06, Michael Hirsch wrote:

Have a look at Vector Linux.  It is unfortunately (or not) based on 
Slackware, but it is deliberately made small .

....Zeb

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf
> > Of
>
> ringo
>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:12 PM
> > To: 'Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts'
> > Subject: [ale] Newbie and Dual install
> >
> > I'm brand new to Linux but I'm taking a course at Ga. Tech that
>
> requires
>
> > I use the software from
> > http://playerstage.sourceforge.net/index.html which only runs on
> > Linux. I have a Compaq laptop with a Pentium
>
> running
>
> > at 475Mhz with 192MB of Ram and 2 gig free hard drive space. It
> > currently has windows 98 on it and I would like to keep it
> > because
>
> some
>
> > of my compilers and programs require it.
> > Is this enough room to install Linux?
>
> Yes.  If you install everything you could run out of space, but if
> you only install what you need it is okay.
>
> > Which version do you recommend?
>
> I recommend whatever your best Linux-using friend uses.  :-)  I am
> personally fond of Mandrake or SuSE for beginners.  I wouldn't
> recommend Debian or Slackware until you are more experienced.
>
> > How hard is it to install it and keep the windows?
>
> That is standard.  You'll need to defrag the disk (in windows) and
> split off the free space.  I think that most distributions walk you
> through this, though it's been so long since I did this that I'm
> quite unsure about that.
>
> > Is there a site that will walk me though the installation?
>
> A google search will turn up any number of such things.  The
> easiest way is to go to Fry's or CompUSA and by a copy of SuSE and
> then you get a manual to go with it.  It is actually easier than
> installing Windows, and I'm sure you can do it.
>
> Michael
>
>
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