[ltp] New...

[chuck hawks]

> Steven Crane
>
> >>New to Linux.
> >>New to Thinkpad.
> >>New to the Linux-Thinkpad mailing list.
> >>
> >Less than a week ago, I finally got my grubby techno-paws on an old
> Thinkpad 600e.
> >>
> I am wondering if the responses to Steve's questions have overlooked two
of
> his original parameters.  First he is new to Linux and second he wants to
> limit the space available to Linux to about 3 Gb of the 6.4 Gb on his hard
> drive.  Will there be a conflict between these two requirements if he
> attempts a normal install using one of the newer Linux versions available?
>
> I originally installed RH 6.1 on my TP 600E because that's what came with
> the "Linux for Dummies" book that I checked out of the library (later
> editions come with RH 7.1).   I found the book very helpful as an
> introductory text and RH 6.1 was quite adequate for exploring Linux.
Later
> I installed RH 7.2 and found that it demanded quite a bit more of my hard
> drive --  not a problem for me because I had already decided to 4.4 Gb for
> Linux.  Steve could certainly tailor any of the distributions to fit into
3
> GB, if he knew what he wanted to do with Linux.  My experience has been
that
> time and experience are required to get to the point that a user can do a
> good job of tailoring Linux

I have a 760XL, 64Meg Mem, and a hard drive split between WIN95 - 1GIG and
RedHat 7.1 on the remaining 3GIG. Had no problem with installing and I used
Fdisk (Linux) to partion the drive. It can be done

Chuck

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