On 09/17/2010 01:07 PM, Jerry Feldman wrote: > On 09/15/2010 04:35 PM, JD wrote: >> Do you have PartitionMagic? >> If so, you can use it to compact both disks, and shrink the >> partition size (graphically) and leave room for Linux. >> Should not need more than 8GB for linux and 2GB for swap. >> If you plan to install a lot of software packages, and have a >> lot of room for data you will generate under linux, then you >> have to be the judge of that. It is always good to have 2-4 >> GB of swap space. It is needed in case you want to hibernate >> linux. Of course swap does not have to be a partition. It can >> also be a regular Linux file. >> >> Once you shrink the partition, the freed up space will be >> visible to the F13 installer and you can select it from >> the installer's choices to create a new partion there >> and mount it as / and format it as your favorite filesystem. >> >> If you cannot get a copy of PartitionMagic, there is another >> way, which is more involved. >> > Linux has a number of tools that are preferable to Partition Magic. > Gparted is an excellent tool. You can get it from > http://gparted.sourceforge.net/, and create a bootable CD/USB. Gparted > may also be on the Fedora Live CD, but I'm not sure. > > Also note that Anaconda (Fedora installer) should tell you what drive > Windows is installed on. You should be able to easily dual boot Windows > and Fedora once Fedora is installed on the second drive. > gparted cannot resize ntfs partitions without losing data. partitionmagic can, without having to back up the partition first. This is an area that still needs attention within the linux community. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
