[ltp] Re: Resizing partitions ...

[Alan Shutko]

Allen Knutson <allenk@math.berkeley.edu> writes:

> > My employer provided me with a Thinkpad A20m, with Win98 installed.  I
> > convinced them to put Linux on it as well (Slackware), but am now trying
> > to figure out how to reduce the size of the FAT32 partition to get more
> > room for Linux stuff (/usr, /home).  
> 
> Is there any point? 

Usually, yes.  He may not have any empty partitions on the disk.  My
A20p didn't ship with any... I doubt the A20m does.  Without resizing
the windows partition, where are you going to get _any_ space to put
Linux?

> a) disks are so huge nowadays that there's a good chance your employer will
>    give you another computer before you fill this one

Right... but you have to get some space in the first place.

> b) as I recall, it's easy to mount /dos so that Linux can read and write
>    the Windows partition 

But do you want to put Linux files there, since it doesn't have file
permissions, links, isn't very stable, etc?

> c) the Windows side of my machines has filled up waaay faster than the 
>    Linux side, just because I have to Install these huge programs.
>    Maybe I play more Windows games than you're going to.

Clearly, that depends on usage.  As a data point, my Windows partition
has Windows using 1.5GB and Linux, all told, using around 6GB.  

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