2006-09-04 01:49:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Note down how many partitions you have on your pc. Keep the partition empty where you want to install Linux. If possible format the partition where you want to install Linux to FAT32 before starting installation.
If you start the linux installtion you will come across the partitioning dialog. Linux by defaults delects the windows installation and sees the empty partition and suggests you the partitioning scheme. Just make sure you choose to keep the windows installation intact, and you opt to create a dual boot installation. .
And select the partition for linux other than your windows partition.
Select the GRUB bootlaoder, if you are asked to
Rest is taken care by default.
Read the onscreen options as they come by and proceed.
2006-09-04 02:05:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course u can install Red Hat on another partition. As u didnt mention weather u want to install Red Hat on an existing partition excluding C: or u want to create a separate drive for Red Hat , I will tell u for both of them .
Initially, u will need a software called Partition Magic 8.0. which u can download from softpedia.com. install it .
To install RH on existing partition....
1) open partition magic u will c set of drive there .
2) consider u r insalling RH on F drive.
3) rite click on it n say format.
4) u will get a popup box . in what format u want to format the drive.
5) Format it as linux extension 3 ie.. ext3 type.
6) Restart the sys some changes will take place.
7) insert the 1st cd of RH restart .
8) installation of RH will start. In the orthodox installation the os will ask u to set up a partition but with the method i suggested u will not require to do the partition as F drive is the only linux ext 3 partition the os will consider it as the default partition n guess what the "/" and the root partition will also be made by itself.
If u want to create a new partition n install RH in it then u will have to create a new partition using partition magic only. i prefer u ask the creation of new partition to ur frens as it will create a problem if u don do it correctly ( u may lose ur data, but if u do it correctly nothing will happen). then format the newly created dirve as ext3. n start installing as usual. here too u will not require to create partition when the RH will ask u . just say next the Red Hat will take the existing ext3 partition .
thanku.
2006-09-04 02:22:16 · answer #2 · answered by rutu_root2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's fairly easy.
Things to keep in mind:
the partition filesystem must be Linux compatible (ext2/3..etc), you can leave it unformatted and unpartitioned, the Red Hat installer will format it for you.
you need a swap area that generally has to be double your ram size. (the fileystem muyst be Linux Swap)
you need to set the Linux partition to primary, so Lilo can load windows or linux from it.
the mounting point for linux is usually / (a simple slash) (also install it and the start of the partition space)
And that's mostly it.
BTW Red Hat currently has some quirqs with readin or writing to NTFS partitions, so try and use FAT32 as much as possbile.
2006-09-04 02:05:10 · answer #3 · answered by Dragosh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, there is a way, but I don't have it here. I can tell you that it is documented in detail (along with a Linux install disc) in The Complete Idiot's Guide to Linux. You can get it on Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
2006-09-04 01:52:29 · answer #4 · answered by ekinevel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-06 09:46:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes surely,i offten install linux OS using the downloaded version,not use the disc,u can juz use a winrar or isomagic to get two small file ,then u can install it from the HDD,and then u can google it ,mang ways shows here!!!!!
2006-09-04 01:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by ltylzyy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to have linux based partition or free unpartitioned space if you have that you can try installing linux, then use those space to install. your installation cd itself will give you the steps.
2006-09-04 01:52:31 · answer #7 · answered by gansatanswers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a manuel
2006-09-04 01:55:52 · answer #8 · answered by Emocool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋