>
>
> While we are at it. RH inst gave me three options:
>
> 1. Server
> then it threatened to delete all data in all partitions on my harddisk,
> and to format it. so i backed out.
>
> Q1: why the hell Linux server need capture entire m/c? WinNT coolly
> stays in its partition without disturbing other ones.
>
> Q2: We need to inst a network card for a server. In a home pc we are
> normally not having such card, even then we install server for study
> purpose. If we select Ethernet or any such card, after booting up in
> winNT, it obviously searches for the card and reports error on not
> finding it. one friend told me that there is "WINLOOPBACK" or something
> like that, option in NT which simulates a network card without
> requiring physical presence of any such card, thus error is not
> reported. sounds like NUL i/o redirection option.
>
> Is there any such option in Linux servers.
Yep; Dummy.c is the name of the driver.
> --------
> 2. Workstation
> then it threatened to reformat all Linux partitions on my harddisk. so
> i backed out.
>
> Q3: why can't we have two workstations of different distro of linux on
> the same hdd? say, RH is already working, and we install muLinux or SuSE
> in other partition to study their features.
> --------
> 3. custom
> Here you can select/add/delete partitions at will. druid and linuxFdisk
> options are there. i used this.
>
> Q4: Not exactly RH related, but a general query. Is it necessary to keep
> LinuxSwap and LinuxNative in adjascent partition? if not necessary, is
> it advisable.
dunno about advisable. Not required.
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