[TriLUG] Building a Linux notebook

[Kevin Flanagan]

> Any feedback on my gameplan and questions below would be appreciated.
> TIA.
>
> I have a new Toshiba notebook that is moderately useful even though it's
> only  running XP.  It would be better if it ran Linux with Wine.  I'd
> like to  maintain the notebook's XP functionality while I learn how to
> get Debian with  Wine working.
>
> At first I'll setup dual booting.  This way the XP partion keeps the
> notebook  useful while I work through the issues related to getting
> Debian installed  and working. Is Partion Magic the best tool for this?
>

I'd look into one of the Knoppix distros, they have the Open Source
equivalent of Partition Magic.

Once you have that, I'd make a "data" partition, FAT32, a couple of GB.
that you can mount from both Operating Systems.

Then install your Debian on the rest of the free space that you left.




Kevin