partitioning

[perfect20002]

i,m a newbie at installing linux, should i try and partition myself
or buy some sort of partitioning software.
:confused:

[l01yuk]

That depends on what you want to achieve. If you want to dual-boot with windows and linux then most people seem to use partition magic. If you want to install linux only on the system then you will have a chance to partition the drive duing installation on most distro's.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by perfect20002
i,m a newbie at installing linux, should i try and partition myself
or buy some sort of partitioning software.
:confused:

If your installing on a clean HD there is no reason to buy partioning software. If you do need to move partions (eg: setting up a dual-boot with windows already installed on the whole drive) to install Linux there is still no need to buy. There are several excellent freeware programs. Most mainstream distros have excellent partioning applications.