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cds0528
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non-destructive partitions
so i've got the hard-drive space available and i was thinking about making a partition for linux just to try out a few distros... is there any way to partition without requiring a clean format or is that possible?

besides the new version of ubuntu any distro recommendations?

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11/1/2008 18:47

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i thought a lot of the versions of linux like Ubuntu let you create a partition during install without reformatting the entire drive.

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11/2/2008 03:51

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looks like you might be able to get it to run in virtual pc too
http://www.linux.com/feature/60742

too bad you can't run parallels

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When I installed Ubuntu a few years ago I already had XP on my HD and it worked just fine. It will set up a little thing for you that will allow you to select which operating system you want, or that might just be CMOS doing its job.

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