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kuber
03-07-2001, 03:10 PM
I am getting rather sick of the seemingly arbitrary file placement of Redhat 7.0 and would like to learn more about the underworkins of linux.. I have a 40g HD so I have plenty of room to make a partition and screw around... So has anyone actually done this?
Also, if I do succesfully make a LFS system on a smaller partition and decide I like it better than my installation on the other 30gigs, can I format the RH installation and replace it with my LFS installation?
In other words, can you take linux from a partition of size X and put it on a partition of size Y and expect it to function?
Thanks,
Kuber
ph34r
03-07-2001, 03:25 PM
Yes, I've done it, and it got me to go from Redhat 6.0 to Slack 7.0/1. You will learn *lots* by doing it.
And yes, you can move linux around to different partitions - there are a few files to edit, like /etc/fstab to reflect the changes, and be sure to be *very* careful when doing it, or you could trash your system.
kuber
03-07-2001, 03:38 PM
Cool. I figured it would probably be OK to move an installation to different partitions-just wasn't sure if the different size of one would screw up something. I think I'll go for it!
Thanks,
Kuber
bigrigdriver
03-08-2001, 01:05 AM
Easiest way I know to increase the size of the working partition is with Partition Magic. Just reformat the partition you want to scrap in favor of RH, or whichever flavor of Linux you choose, then add that volume of disk space to the partition you are using. Partition Magic is a great tool to use for such things. I found that out by installing OpenLinux as my second OS. Then I got tired of the MS BS, and got rid of it, quickly, easily, and forever.
bigrigdriver
03-08-2001, 01:05 AM
Easiest way I know to increase the size of the working partition is with Partition Magic. Just reformat the partition you want to scrap in favor of RH, or whichever flavor of Linux you choose, then add that volume of disk space to the partition you are using. Partition Magic is a great tool to use for such things. I found that out by installing OpenLinux as my second OS. Then I got tired of the MS BS, and got rid of it, quickly, easily, and forever.