Re: partition magic
> installing linux for the first time - was wondering if anyone has had
> any experience w/ partition magic. i used it to partition 6 Mb for my
> current C: (windows98) and 4Mb of free space intended for debian. do i
> need the free space partition to be labeled linux ext2? what about
> creating a swap partition - anything special i need to do to create one?
>From this point, just install Debian. During the installation, "cfdisk" will appear. Use it to create the partitions you need in the free space you created. It will create the ext2 (82) filesystem for you. It will also allow you to create the swap (83) partition.
( You could use Partition Magic to do this, but it is not necessary)
Cheers,
Howard Mann.
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