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Red Hat Linux 9 Installation

Posted 16 April 2005 - 09:39 PM

I want to install Red Hat Linux on my machine.
How big a partition should I create with Partition Magic?
I currently run Windowx XP Pro. Will Red Hat Detect it and accordingly create a Boot Loader?
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Re: Red Hat Linux 9 Installation

Posted 16 April 2005 - 10:04 PM

A couple gigs should do you fine. Red Hat should detect existing partitions and free space. Just leave some empty space and the Red Hat installer should detect it and let you allocate it as ext3. You'll also need to mess w/ the boot loader if you want dual boot capability.

Why 9? Why not Fedora?
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Re: Red Hat Linux 9 Installation

Posted 17 April 2005 - 09:56 PM

That is my next question? Advantages of Fedora over rh9? I can install either as I have a copy of Fedora 3...
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Re: Red Hat Linux 9 Installation

Posted 17 April 2005 - 10:45 PM

RH9 is no longer supported AFAIK. Fedora is community supported, though a bit more on the bleeding edge. Enterprise is nice and stable, but expensive.
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Re: Red Hat Linux 9 Installation

Posted 18 April 2005 - 01:45 AM

cyberscribe, on Apr 18 2005, 11:15 AM, said:

RH9 is no longer supported AFAIK.

AFAIK?
I'm sorry I suck at shorthands.
what's that?
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Re: Red Hat Linux 9 Installation

Posted 18 April 2005 - 06:38 AM

As Far As I Know
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Re: Red Hat Linux 9 Installation

Posted 18 April 2005 - 09:20 AM

oh..k.
I'll check out Fedora too.
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