[Leaplist] Distro and LAN choices, this works for me!

[patrick]

Robin (Bartow FL) wrote:
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>> It's a common limitation of Windows regarding *primary* partitions, but
>> you can have lots of extended partitions.  Also, it is a Windows
>> limitation, GRUB or LILO should be able to work with whatever partition
>> setup is chosen.
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> In order to maintain access to data regardless of OS, I use one extended partition (partition #4) and logical drive space within.
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> Imaging hard drive partition to hard drive partition minimizes downtime from a disk failure. Again practically no recovery or configuration issues. Imagine if ibiblio.org had done that.
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OK.  What I do is partition for the swap file partition as the very
first partition.

Then, I simply partition the rest of the drive as one big partition.

The files that I hope to archive are burned off to CDrom or DVDrom,
plus, my bookmarks are exported to my mail address storage addresses at
Google, Hotmail. and Yahoo as attachments in messages to me.

Also, other goodness that I hope to keep, also can be sent there, even
though it is saved as are teh Bookmarks, on CD or DVD.

Anything I might want to have is online ready for instant access, from
almost anywhere, on any computer.

A dual layer DVDrom can store upto 9.4Gb.  About once a year someone I
am helping out wants to run Linux installed to their hard drive as a
dual boot system on their crappy old windows system.

I heartily recommend they get a second system, as they are free on the
street, or, $59.00 up to $219.00, for a Dell with full warranty, from
http://cheaptronicsdepot.com depending upon memory, speed, etc.
including monitor, keybd. mouse, and etc.  Then, install Linux on the
slower system, of the ones now they have.

Barring that, I advise them to grab a second hard drive, and devote that
to Linux, or, even, let it have half for Linux, and half for shared
storage space between the two systems.

Yes, not running any Microsoft saves about 50 man hours per year on the
maintenance, patching, malware prevention scanning, and upgrades.  Then,
too, if not having to restore, reinstall, every 3 months, it all adds up
to more time here, online, and there, at installfests, learning neat new
things!

I see that Mepis has a click through EULA as does Red Hat, Mandriva, and
others.  Is that to combat Microsoft's theft of the product?

I can always run Knoppix, instead!