Novice query: Installation Help

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On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here is a small doubt ---> The space was made in the extended by the aid
> of
> > GParted which ("the free space created") also came under extended after
> > creation. Could this space be made as primary partition (by making
> GParted
> > shrink the space of the already present extended partition and
> allocating it
> > as new 'primary')...?
>
> Yes, you can do that.
>
> The only reasons I suggested this way are:
>
> #1 - you don't use up an extra 1 of your 2 remaining primary partitions
>
> #2 - partitions tend to fill up from the beginning towards the end.
> This means that when you resize one, if you move the end, it's quick,
> but if you move the beginning, it is very slow. It can take many
> hours, as GParted has to relocate the entire contents of the disk.
>

Oh I see.


> > Very good if it works systematically but I am afraid to use it right now
> > only because for the user who is learning the basic installation would
> how
> > all of a sudden can install so many linuxes, though nothing is impossible
> > but a danger of deterioration of time is there if the hard-work goes in
> > vain, however, at the same time, a thrill of getting something new is
> making
> > heart and mind to try for it!
>
> Yes. Start with something simple - e.g. just 3 partitions: /, /home
> and swap. This is nearly as simple as can be, but it gives you more
> options for the future.
>

You mean the last two in extended, right?


> > Is it Mac?
>
> No, I am running the Apple Mac operating system on a PC. This is
> called a "Hackintosh". :-)
>

lol


>  > Yeah, at this stage I really don't need to think for such bigger
> hard-disks!
>
> Me neither. :-)
>

But you have very good knowledge as well as experience, so for you and for
most of the guys here, I don't think it's a big issue.


> The way it works is that the most-recently-installed Linux takes
> control of booting.
>
> So if you install Ubuntu first, then later add Fedora, it will be
> Fedora's copy of the GRUB bootloader that is in the boot-sector of
> your hard disk.
>
> But that's OK. More or less *all* Linux distros use GRUB now, so there
> is no clash. And GRUB is smart - whenever it is updated, it scans your
> hard disk(s) and adds all the OSes that it can find. So your menu goes
> something like:
>
> Fedora Linux
> Fedora (advanced options)
> Memory Test
> Ubuntu Linux
> Ubuntu (advanced options)
>

Okay.

I also have the issue of CMOS battery not working properly, so for the time
being, I need to change the date from the BIOS. Because of this reason
(until I replace the old battery with the new one), I believe that I should
install Ubuntu in one install or else might have some issues or alerts from
BIOS...

Thanks.
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