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Hey wassup guys....i am currently running win me and want

to add linux to my box. I got 1 40 gig hdd and need to know a

way to partition it in half or 30/10 and add linux to it. I have

heard of a program called partition magic but never really got

familiar with it. any help is appreicated.

Thanks,

Decipher

PS...any reconmendations of what ver of linux to mess with?

With partition magic you can repartition your HD without destorying the data. I'd go with Redhat. You can get Pro server 7.2 from Amazon for $179.

redhat heh? ill try that one. thanks a lot teplitsa. any other sugesstions from anyone else?

Yeah, download the free versions of linux. You don't need the high dollar versions, virtually all of it is free anyway. With the box versions, you are paying for support.

Dave

Try RedHat, Mandrake, or Corel. All have graphical installs and support a pretty good variety of hardware. If you find that the install doesn't go well with one, just try another and see if it works better. For my hardware, Corel has been the most compatible and I think the installer at the time was a bit better than the others (might not be now though).

free versions? where?

http://www.linuxiso.org/

I have Suse on my machine. I also like Mandrake. I've also heard that Debian is good.

The free versions have graphical installers that are great for newbies. They also have a lot of apps bundled in. Sure you can download them all, but it's great having them in one package.

thanks for all the help guys...i just d/led partition magic..ill get linux later on tonite ill probably have it running by tomarrow..once again..thanks for all your help