Automatic partitioning is safe and fast for standard installs—choose it if unsure. Manual partitioning is needed if you dual-boot, use LVM, or want separate filesystems for different partitions. Plan ...

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March 3, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google So you've decided to give Linux a shot, and you've found a distribution that suits you. But how do you actually ...

Ok here's a fun question.<BR><BR>I have one distro of linux installed on a partition. I want to test out another distro on a separate partition (using the same swap partition) and if I like it, I'd ...

I have a bit of extra time and I'll probably be adding Linux to this computer soon. My question is, I have one 150GB (160 'decimal' GB) physical hard drive, split into a 119GB and a 29GB partition.

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I've used Windows for decades, but I tried Linux to see if it's truly 'easy' now - and one thing surprised me ...