| From: | adambell |
| Date: | 5 Sep 2000 at 13:42:00 |
| Subject: | Re: Oh No not linux |
Hi Alan,
>> Setting up the partitions
>
>not too worrying these days....just make sure you have spare ones and then
>use those under fdisk (under Linux)
>
I have a new Amiga on order with a 17GB drive. I will be having OS3.5 on
it and I hoped to have a PPC Linux on it too. How would you recommend
doing this?
>> Understanding the directory structure
>
>basics:
>
>/ the root. everything goes under here
>/home home directories for users (normally)
So if I wanted a folder for example called documents which stored my docs
(obviously) would I create it under / or under /home
If I wanted to install KNapster for example would it give itself a home?
Or would I have to choose /Programs/Music/KNapster ?
>> The huge daunting text file detailing the installation
>> etc etc
>
>8-) oh, i know that file...
We keep saying things in print are easier, but there seems to be no way of
making this file less daunting.
>will know this!), but its not as fast as native/raw disk access. did you
>have to make new paritions for your installation?
I had a brand new 10GB drive. I used fdisk (the MSDOS one) to create a 3GB
and 4GB partition, and then installed Winblows 98. Then I used the
Mandrake installer, and pointed it to the unused space on the drive, click
auto, and it automatically divides it up into the necessary partitions.
>old redhat? new RedHats have come with KDE and Gnome ....the 'start'
button
>sounds like the FVWM default for RedHat 5.1/5.2
Ok. I get the feeling you are a Gnome fan. Is it better the K? I quite
like K and the button bar along the bottom is quite good.
>you can download 3 different ways.
[snip]
Thanks Alan, that's really useful. :-)
>> I probably have a few more questions, but I will leave you with these
>> for now. ;-)
>
>thats okay....i wouldnt have replied this much if so much interest hadnt
>been shown.
I'm very interested in Linux (I think there are a lot of other people on
this list who are too), and I want to be able to use it on my Amiga as
well as my PC. Will gnome or KDE run on Amiga Linux?
Hey Alan, why don't you write a Linux tutorial/article for AmigaActive.
It's obvious you know what your talking about.
Cheers,
Ad.
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