<HTML><HTML>thank you very much for your detailed explanation. Unfortunately i am very much a novice at these things. Although i do understand about paritions generally i would be most grateful if you/somebody could tell me what are the commands i need to type in the screen to execute the process from the beginning. Sorry :'( for example you say I should partition it with two ext 3 partitions etc. what do you type for these or is it all given in the CD. Speaking of which can i get this cd from cannonical or a linux software vendor. - I live in India. And can I carry out my objective without a CD or is it necessary to have the/a cd. tobias </HTML>