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I am a new user w/Linux-Unix, i want to know were i have to start first, install linux first or win 98 first, i have a 30-gig harddrive on my home pc , do i have enough space to run linux and 98 w/dual booting
The easiest way to go, would be to purchase a unix software package from the store (Redhat, Mandrake, Suse). The package will tell you how to partition your hard drive.
30 gig is plenty. I only had 6 gig on my computer when I installed Redhat. I would go 15/15 gig on the partition depending on your needs and use.
You would do it over your windows 98, but make sure you know what part of your hard drive you are going to put Linux, because you need to make room for Linux by moving some of your win 98 files out of the way and putting them in a different location on hard drive. Some people do not realize this and may delete important startup files in windows.
The boot option did not come with my version of Redhat and I had to search google for a boot script, but there are several ways you could do this. Just search
www.google.com
And as a previous reply had stated, to be safe:
1) Make a boot disk for Win 98.
2) Make backup copies of important files.
3) Follow directions on install of Linux.