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

Obviously, not all file systems cannot be resized w/o loosing contents. You can use GNU parted, FIPS, etc to resize partitions w/o loosing contents. GNU parted supports resizing FAT16, FAT32, ext2 and Linux-swap. You should have unused spaces to shrunk partition size obviously. Tools like Norton Ghost is also handy to upgrade/change partition size. I use Ghost to get larger partition than 4GB for WinNT system drive. It works for me to get 8GB system drive for WinNT4 Server at least. I use tar for Linux, but Ghost supports ext2 also. Ghost could also be used to change partition size, if you have extra HDD/tape drive/etc what ever Ghost supports. They might still have trial version on Symantec web site. For further questions, ask in Tool, Hardisk or Linux related news or mailing list. Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki "Manisha" <manisha@aurica.com> wrote in message news:4.2.2.20010425123950.00a3b6d0@192.168.1.116... > Is it ? > > Current my Hard disk space for drive F:\ is 2.92 GB which is just fine for > the time being. Do you mean to say that I can increase from 2.9 GB to let > us say 4GB by taking it from some other drive may be D:\ ? > > Can you explain some more ? > > > > At 12:54 PM 4/25/01 +0900, Yasuo Ohgaki wrote: > >You also can change partition size without deleting contents. > > > > At 12:54 PM 4/25/01 +0900, Yasuo Ohgaki wrote: > >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 > > > > > > > > >-- > >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 >