Partitions & Linux

ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi! Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
edited March 2005 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Little help?</div> Hey guys I thought this was the best place to come for some advice and help. I'd like to install a version of Linux, although I need to partition my hard drive. FDISK as far as I know erases all data when partitioning a drive. I was wondering if there are any programs out there that will possibly partition the drive so I keep all present data and will allow me to install and use a Linux operating system?

Thanks in advance.
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  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    Partition Magic
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    edited March 2005
    <a href='http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/' target='_blank'>http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/</a>

    Maybe you can find a live CD with QtParted installed on it. Not sure if knoppix comes with it or not.

    I suggest you just rid yourself of those nasty NTFS partitions though <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    :edit: apparently Knoppix does come with it.

    :2nd edit: Click the sig for the best distro I have used to date.
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  • TheDestroyerTheDestroyer Tooobah Join Date: 2003-07-12 Member: 18123Members, Constellation
    Yea, my buddy told me about Gentoo. I currently am using Slackware, but Im thinking of checking that out.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Jimmeh+Mar 22 2005, 04:39 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jimmeh @ Mar 22 2005, 04:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Partition Magic <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I concur. Partition Magic is terrific for resizing a partition w/o losing your existing data. You can just resize the partition you have now to be 10gb or so less, and hten install linux. the linux installer will do the rest, and (at least for redhat/fedora core) is smart enough not to bork your windows partition.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    And it costs $$ <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    $70 IIRC.

    QtParted is free

    (You nasty nasty pirates!)
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    but does it work on NTFS partitions?
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    That's what I said. So, yes, it does.
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  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    I seem to remember the Fedora Core installer offering to partition the disk itself when I installed it.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Caboose+Mar 23 2005, 12:12 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Caboose @ Mar 23 2005, 12:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> That's what I said. So, yes, it does. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, you said to get rid of it... Which made me think this would simply get rid of them. :P
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    PartitonMagic is what I use (and I have a legal license for it ^_^)... beyond that, check out gtparted. Never used it myself, so PM is the only one I can say for certain will work.


    On the topic of Linux distros, I'd recommend Sorcerer. Where Gentoo grabbed the idea for emerge... Sorcerer's 'cast' function. You DO need more know-how to run Sorc, but it pays off in the end in a major way on the performance side. Gentoo always struck me as.. well... sloppy. Even moreso with that new Ubuntu crap from Mandrake (ugh).
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    I intend on starting out with Mandrake because of it's popularity and simplicity and learning from there, I also assume as its simple it will not bork my partition. Thanks again guys.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    Well, if you are using Mandrake, it's installer automatically will resize your NTFS partitions <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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