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Re: [OT] Resizing a Linux partition



On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 01:51:39PM +0100, Kevin Hawkins wrote:
>
> I have a PC here with SUSE Linux pre-installed - works fine - it is a
> learning thing for me as I have no Linux knowledge. Now I really dont
want
> to remove/reinstall Linux as I have a few things working now, but I
would
> like to additionally install Win XP on this PC and then either dual
boot or
> even better run Virtual PC (as supplied with the latest MS Action
pack). So
> I guess I need to resize the Linux partition and then do the XP
install - is
> this going to work and can I do this using Partition Magic which I
have or
> do I need to do it from Linux ? - If I have to do it from Linux is it
easy
> ?- he said expecting the answer will be a two letter word...

It's failrly easy to do it with Linux, I use gparted, which is like a PM
clone.

But you could always install Wine or some such will allow you to continue
with Suse and just run the Win apps you want ...


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