Re: Can I install Lihnux on My Windows 95 machine ?

Although, this is nothing to do with PHP. You have several options to use Win and Linux - Multi-boot with separate partitions - Multi-boot with umsdos (You can install Linux in windows partition with this) - Virtual machine - use VMWare for example. You can use windows and Linux at the same time. Slow though. (VMWare works really well with my W2K box. I don't use it often, but it's really useful sometimes) You also can change partition size without deleting contents. Linux Documentation Project web site has a lot of documents. http://www.linuxdoc.org/ For further questions, ask in Linux related news or mailing list. Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki "Manisha" <manisha@aurica.com> wrote in message news:4.2.2.20010425103316.00a32390@192.168.1.116... > I have Pentium II Processor with 64 MB RAM. The drive which I am thinking > of converting into Lihnux (F:) has 2.92 GB hard disk space. Current file > system is FAT 32. I am thinking of loading Red Hat Linux (may be latest > version) and Appache web server by formating that drive. > > I know I can have appache on Windows, but as my client's environment is > different and as I have urge to learn Linux I want to install Linux on my > m/c itself. > > Whether above mentioned hardware is ok to install Linux ? > > manisha > > > > > At 08:58 PM 4/24/01 -0500, Wade DeWerff wrote: > >its much more than that however, I have Linux, 98, win2k and NT server on my > >box..which has 2 physical hard drives and 5-6 partitions. However I > >strongly suggest you read up on this subject of multi-boot. You have to take > >into consideration that most operating systems require up to the first 4-8 > >mg of the hard drive and the boot files for NT OS's require to be on the > >first physical hard drive at the first 2mg. Keep in mind also that LILO, the > >Linux booting file cannot exist on same partition with any NT OS's. It > >appears you only have 95 at this time so it wont be quite as complicated at > >this time. You will have to get a boot manager that will handle partitioning > >different partition types-NTFS, FAT16, FAT32, LINUX. One that will partition > >these without messing up the others that you have already. > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jack Dempsey <dempsejn@georgetown.edu> > >To: Manisha <manisha@aurica.com> > >Cc: php-general@lists.php.net <php-general@lists.php.net> > >Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 8:43 PM > >Subject: Re: [PHP] Can I install Lihnux on My Windows 95 machine ? > > > > > > >Yes, that's the idea behind having multiple drives ( or partitions ). > > >If you format F and load Linux on it, then that won't affect any other > > >partition... > > > > > >-jack > > > > > >Manisha wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> I am having my own personal computer running on windows 95. I have C / D > >/ > > >> E / F / G drives with FAT 32 file system with lot of information on it. I > > >> can format one drive out of these. > > >> > > >> Can I install Linux on it ? (i.e. format F:\ and load Linux). Later on I > > >> want to load Apache also on it. > > >> > > >> Is it feasible ? Any information about this on web ? If I format one > >drive > > >> and load Linux whether other drive info will get affected ? > > >> > > >> manisha > > >> > > >> -- > > >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > >> To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > >-- > > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > >-- > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >