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Linux Newbie - Pointers Please!
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruspark" data-source="post: 300740" data-attributes="member: 20106"><p>If you just want to play with Linux I quite like Knoppix. Its a downloadable CD /DVD image that is set up and optimised to run directly from a DVD (once you have burned the iso file to a DVD and selcted boot first from DVD in your Bios of course) without altering the boot sequence of the PC in normal use</p><p></p><p><a href="http://knoppix.net/get.php" target="_blank">http://knoppix.net/get.php</a></p><p></p><p>I'm slightly worried by your 100GB or later you say 100MB MB partion - if you are running windows 7 and its about 100MB that contains the systems boot, encryption and repair files even though windows wont let you see anything in it. Wipe it or change the format and you'll need to do a Windows install disk recovery/ repair to even get back into windows</p><p></p><p>The first thing you'll notice is that Linux really doesn't care about windows file permissions or formats - unless its encrypted you'll see it, and even if it is encrypted you can mess it up. See above !</p><p></p><p>SO totally agree, get a big HDD (internal is cheaper and waaay faster than external USB if you have a spare HDD channel) and clone the whole darn thing. Then disconnect or put safe the backup - I guarantee you will have a few 'OMG hang on which drive was /dev/sda1' moments learning Linux and you want your current data safe and separate.</p><p></p><p>Agree with Canoeboy, do your backup /inevitable restore using a bootable linux system as trying to use a windows programme to backup and fully restore an active windows system is often a recipe for a wasted evening in my sad experience.</p><p></p><p>HTH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruspark, post: 300740, member: 20106"] If you just want to play with Linux I quite like Knoppix. Its a downloadable CD /DVD image that is set up and optimised to run directly from a DVD (once you have burned the iso file to a DVD and selcted boot first from DVD in your Bios of course) without altering the boot sequence of the PC in normal use [URL="http://knoppix.net/get.php"]http://knoppix.net/get.php[/URL] I'm slightly worried by your 100GB or later you say 100MB MB partion - if you are running windows 7 and its about 100MB that contains the systems boot, encryption and repair files even though windows wont let you see anything in it. Wipe it or change the format and you'll need to do a Windows install disk recovery/ repair to even get back into windows The first thing you'll notice is that Linux really doesn't care about windows file permissions or formats - unless its encrypted you'll see it, and even if it is encrypted you can mess it up. See above ! SO totally agree, get a big HDD (internal is cheaper and waaay faster than external USB if you have a spare HDD channel) and clone the whole darn thing. Then disconnect or put safe the backup - I guarantee you will have a few 'OMG hang on which drive was /dev/sda1' moments learning Linux and you want your current data safe and separate. Agree with Canoeboy, do your backup /inevitable restore using a bootable linux system as trying to use a windows programme to backup and fully restore an active windows system is often a recipe for a wasted evening in my sad experience. HTH [/QUOTE]
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