[ale] Linux Kubuntu install

[Brian Pitts]

Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts wrote:
>
> To be honest, I'm not sure what was where on either drive, but I think 
> most of
> XP was on the original, and he had data files on the 2nd drive..
> My problem with the kubuntu install was it doesn't have a good way to
> repartition drives, it looks to me to be much easier when you select 
> ALL, or
> let it partition everything automagically.
I'm not sure what Kubuntu uses, but Ubuntu's installer uses the 
excellent program GParted. You can always get the latest version on a 
live cd at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

Another useful tool on that live-cd is ntfsclone. Worried about damaging 
an ntfs partition? Use ntfsclone to create or restore a backup. 
Partimage can do the sme for other filesystems. http://www.partimage.org 
http://man.linux-ntfs.org/ntfsclone.8.html .

On a dual-boot system it might be handy to save an image of Windows 
immediately after installation/configuration and implement a one-click 
"Restore Windows" script in Linux.

-Brian