i'm gonna install linux on a formatted harddrive using fat32 file system..
a couple of question..
will linux work on fat32 or is it going to use its own file system which is .....?
and also how can i start the installation.. do i need a linux start-up disk which i can find by the name....?
2006-10-28 01:20:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Well, Linux does not work on FAT32, rather you cant install linux on a fat32 partition.But Linux can perform read/write operations on fat32, which means once you are done installing linux and have a parallel windows system,you can access your windows files from linux(vice-versa not possible by default,you need special software).
The Linux Filesystem would be either: ext2(old) or ext3 or reiser(in case of suse) ,and in addition to this, you would have to allocate a swap partition aswell
Linux can be installed directly from the CD(booting the CD) like how you would with windows XP.
Major Linux Distributions:
RedHat
SuSe
Ubuntu
Linspire
2006-10-28 01:29:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The most common method of installing Linux on a personal computer is by booting from a CD-ROM that contains the installation program and installable software. Such a CD can be burned from a downloaded ISO image, purchased alone for a low price, can be obtained as part of a box set that may also include manuals and additional commercial software and in a few cases shipped for free by request. Mini CD images allow Linux to be installed from a disk with a small form factor.
As with servers, personal computers that come with Linux already installed are available from vendors including Hewlett-Packard and Dell, although generally only for their business desktop line.
Alternatives to traditional desktop installation include thin client installation, where the operating system is loaded and run from a centralised machine over a network connection; and running from a Live CD, where the computer boots the entire operating system from CD without first installing it on the computer's hard disk.
On embedded devices, Linux is typically held in the device's firmware and may or may not be consumer-accessible.
2006-10-28 01:26:43 · answer #2 · answered by Tefiri O 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
put the linux disc in boot from you cd and linux will format it in its own partition
2006-10-28 01:24:13 · answer #3 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋