Sorry if this is a very vague question, but I just started using Linux, and I want to also be able to keep using Windows XP. On a question I had asked earlier today, one answer said something about downloading Ubuntu onto a CD, then booting to the CD and resize the drive using the built-in “drive resizer,” then to continue with the install. But I have no idea where the drive resizer is, or what to do when I find it so I don’t make any big mistakes. Anyone got any answers for me?
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You will have to download de CD, burn it and boot it. You will have a very nice Live-cd in which you have to start the installer. During the installation you will be able to resize your hard disk in order to have enough space to install Linux. If you want to resize it before booting, you can use Partition Magic. Remember that you need at least 2 partitions (3 are recommended): 1 for swap (Windows has it as well, but instead of using a partition, it uses a file). The another partition would be for the O.S (the third would be for users data, like “My Documents” in windows. The mount point would be “/home”)
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Don’t worry, that’s not a vague question at all.
The “drive resizer” you are talking about in Ubuntu is called “Gparted” and that stands for “Gnome Partition Editor”. I used it to set up my hard drive to dual-boot XP and Debian linux.
You can find out how to use it here:http://www.howtoforge.com/partitioning_with_gparted
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