[ILUG] Ubuntu 6.10 installation

[r.harron at ntlworld.com]

Fat32 or 'vfat' as its known on linux has full read/write support 
natively, ntfs has made some grounds recently with the ntfs-3g driver 
soon to be included in the main kernel, but I would recommend either 
installing something like http://fs-driver.org for read/write support of 
ext3 partitions so you can access your linux partitions in XP when dual 
booting, or doing it the other way round with vfat.

The ubuntu installer supports resizing of ntfs partitions, be sure as 
always to have a backup of the partition, and lots of free space to make 
sure it works fine.

As for problems post install time, well that depends on your needs and 
your hardware and what actually you want to do :) be sure to check out 
www.ubuntuguide.org https://help.ubuntu.com and ubuntuforums.org which 
are all an excellent resource for typical problems that may arise 
(installing 3d drivers for eg)
"Automaxtix2" is a program you can install that will let you install 
restricted packages things like codecs, drivers, and so on, which by 
default are commented out from the ubuntu install (although easily 
uncommented)

sno

ps: first post hi all

ddowney at maninvestments.com wrote:
> Hi guys
>
> I am looking at installing Ubuntu 6.10 on my Toshiba laptop and have a
> few questions regarding the installation. 
>
>
> Which file system is read/write compatible with both WinXP & Linux, NTFS
> or FAT32? I read that it was the former but was then told by someone who
> has Linux that it is the latter? How do I check which my windows
> currently is, or make a section where I can swap files between the two
> OS's?
>
> Is it necessary to totally format my HD to install linux, thereby
> needing to reinstall WinXP?
>
> Can my HD be partitioned safely from within WinXP, or would I need to
> use something like FDisk?
>
> Is there any minimum amount of HD memory required for Ubuntu? I have 30
> GB HD and was going to allocate 2-3Gb to linux. This should be grand,
> shouldn't it?
>
> Would you know what would be the most common problems encountered during
> installations of linux, so maybe I could prepare for these before going
> ahead.
>
> Could you recommend any sites to visit which have a good range of linux
> games/programs for download?
>
>
> I really appreciate any help you can give. I installed Red Hat 7.0 a few
> years back on an old spare computer (thank God) and had ongoing troubles
> with it, eventually just throwing it out. This time its my home computer
> Ill be messing with, so Im stepping a little more cautiously.
>
> Dermot Downey
>
>
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