Thank you Kali. Much appreciated.
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Mahakali <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sandeep > > see below for my comments interspaced within yours.. > > ............ > > If your HD is already partitioned, can Gnu be installed in one of the > > partitions? > > Yes, you can instal Gnu/Linux provided the type of the partition is > compatible with Gnu/Linux. In theory, you can have up to four > partitions (one primary and three secondary); in addition to this > four, you can sub-divide one of the four partitions in many other ones > (logical partitions). What counts is that the type of partition: while > partitioning from an install disc (I have loaded Ubuntu Karmic Koala > 9.10),highlight the "type" and select the Type command. Select the one > you need i.e. Linux ext2,Linux swap etc etc (if you press space key > you will find more variants) and, then, at the prompt, enter your > choice i.e. the number. The other important thing is that you need the > correct number of GB : for my Ubunto I needed between 2 to 3 Gb (you > can carry it on a USB). If you start installing others and more > sophisticated applications it can go up to 5 - 6 Gb. > > To be on the safe side I would say partition it for 7Gb and, if you > think you are going to store lots of pictures of music, then, allow > 10Gb of partitioning. > > > > > Do you know what is the MB space required for installing a Gnu OS? > > see above... > > > > > And finally how would you get your computer to boot into Gnu and not into > > Windows at start up? > > As far as I know, it is set up to start up from Gnu automatically i.e. > Gnu/Linux is the default choice. Take a look at this step by step > illustration: > > > http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/9059/dual-boot-your-pre-installed-windows-7-computer-with-ubuntu/ > > You will see that at the end the grabloader is pre-set with Gnu/Linux > as starter. > > > (I used partitions long time ago when I had a Dell with Windows XP and > Fedora installed;nowadays I only have Ubuntu as O.S.. In addition to > that I am using an Asus Eee PC netbook with Windows 7 Edition > installed in it, from which I am working right now. It is a company > netbook and, despite several antiviruses, it has already accumulated > about 16 viruses!!). > > > > > Incidentally, while no where close to the number of Windows based > viruses, > > even Linux variants have started appearing. > > No, any viruses or trojan would require a permission to be transferred > to another pc.This could be done only if you were to be working as a > "root",as a Linux user you would hardly be working as "user" only and > not from "root". In short, it is practically impossible to circulate > viruses or trojans. Of course, you can write your own virus and run it > on your own machine but you cannot give it to anyone else. > > > I guess it a question of demand and supply. > > > > More Linux/Gnu platforms in operations............more specific viruses > > would be designed. > > > > And deployed. > > Yes...nowadays,it is easier to crack O.S. > More people have the know-how to be qualified hackers... > > > Seeing the transience of the temporary, the self/mid seeks the permanency > of > > the eternal. > > The seeking is the root of all suffering..it is the ego that seeks a > better transience or an improvement or an addition to whatever it > already has.. > > > > And conjures up experiences, experiences in which the investment is the > new > > identity. > > A new identity and I new mask to deal with...... > > > Cheers! > > Kali > > > > >
