Re: Partitions

[Bob Nielsen <nielsen@primenet.com>]

On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Pat Quick wrote:

> To Whom it May Concern,
> I have just purchased the book/software for Debian Linux from Cheap 
> Bytes.  I was wondering if I have to kill Windows 95/NT to partition the
> hard drive.  Is there a partitioning software package that you can suggest 
> that will partition "around" the existing software?  Any suggestions will be 
> greatly appreciated.

The fips utility (ftp://ftp.debian.org/pub/debian/tools/fips15.zip) can
repartition your hard drive (this may also be on your CD).  The commercial
program Partition Magic is a bit easier to use and also includes a copy of
the OS/2 Boot Manager, for choosing which OS to boot, although LILO, which
is included with Debian can be configured to do this also.  If you have a
FAT32 (OSR2) version of Windows 95, Partition Magic is probably your best
bet.

Of course, a backup of your system is always recommended before
repartitioning.

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