Linux Question

[eagle1]

Heyyy ppl !!! Long time no see! Anyway, I need your assistance in something. I finally aquired Linux(Mandrake 7.2 version) but I don't know how to set it up. With this I mean, should I make a new partition in a current hard drive (someone already suggested me that I shouldn't do that), install it in another hard drive (what is an adequate size for this HD?) or run lnx4win and run it from my current HD along Windows?

I know.. a lot of questions, but I want to do things right.!

[CMonster]

Either a partition or separate hard disk is fine. Reiserfs is a better file system than ext2 for the Linux partition, and don't forget to create a Linux swap file of about 128-256MB. I think the "recommend" install that is about 800MB should covermost of your needs and tons of goodies, so I would recommend at least 2GB - if you have MDK 7.2 Deluxe and want to install-it-all it will require like 5GB just for all the junk, not to mention some breathing room.

[socalgal]

Moved to Apps & OS forum.