No, Slackware requires its own partition. You can however install zipslack on a fat/fat32 partition. Greg > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "alex stone" <alexstone87 at hotmail.com >To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca >Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:31:11 -0000 >Subject: Re: what linux should I use? >Can Slackware be installed on a windows NTFS partition, or does it require >it's own partition? I'm looking for a distro that can be installed on an XP >laptop, without having to buy partition magic. >Cheers. >Alex >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at romuald.net.eu.org >To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca >Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 6:25 PM >Subject: Re: what linux should I use? >> Also, if you want a distro that includes speakup in the stock CD-ROMS out >of the box, go for slackware. >> Greg >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978 at earthlink.net >>>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." ><speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:47:20 -0500 >>>Subject: Re: what linux should I use? >>>Hi, Juan. >>>When choosing a Linux distro you need to take in to account what features >>>you are looking for in a distro. >>>For example if you want to install a modern Linux distro with good >hardware >>>plug and play support, can be installed directly to a Windows drive >without >>>partitioning, and have commercial support Mandrake 9.2 might be the >distro >>>of choice. However, Mandrake doesn't have a talking install right out of >the >>>box, and takes lots of tinkering to make accessible. >>>if you are looking for a Linux distro with a talking install, speakup >>>included, and accessibility right out of the box Fedora on the speakup >ftp >>>site might be a better choice. However, I don't like the fact I can not >>>order Fedora on cd, and have to download the entire thing which is a >major >>>turn off for me. Neither does Red Hat provide any profetional technical >>>support which does not help sell to a business. >>>So really that is my two suggestions. >>>Hth. >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
