Hi All:

Got a laptop with Win XP Home, and considering to add RH 8.0 as a second OS, 
eventually migrating to Linux, since there are plenty of data in my laptop I do not 
want to lose (as opposed to freshly start with Linux as the sole OS and blow away the 
current OS).

That said, I want a dual boot. I think, (and please advise on this), I need a disk 
partitioning software to begin with. The primary partition in my machine is NTFS 
containing 15 GB (10 GB free space) and a second partition is FAT 32 (5 GB). I use 
DIAS for accessing the Internet. The machine runs on AMD Duron with 128 MB RAM.

I tried to download Partition Magic software but it was not a freeware. Would greatly 
appreciate if you can advise on:

(a) A reliable freeware for partitioning the disk (without losing data) - or the best 
way to partition the disk
(b) Configuring DIAS (?threads at ilug-cal?) for RHL

What must I know before trying to install Linux in this situation? A few pointers to 
relevant sites would be OK, I guess. I am a rookie with Linux.

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TIA,
Arin






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