Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Released

Right. I could do with these questions asap, tonight is one of the few nights where ive got some time free, so i want to do this tonight.

-- I have 50.3Gb free on my laptop. Will the partition software that comes with Ubuntu allow me to resize that partition and make 20Gb of that free space into space for Ubuntu?

-- Would 20Gb be enough for Ubuntu? I dont plan on using it as my primary OS, i plan on having it as a 'learning' OS for myself.
Would that same 20Gb be enough for any version of Linux should i choose to experiment with different distributions?

-- Any tips for partitioning the drive for Linux usage? Asuming 20Gb, how should that be partitioned out for Linux usage?


/awaits answers to questions so that i can get started asap. :)

Thanks in advance all. :)
 
BoomAM said:
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  1. Yes, a partitioner is part of the installer (at least it was when I installed the beta; I've never seen a packaged distro that laked one). It'll let you carve a partition from unused space on your disk.
  2. Absolutely it is. By my (very) rough estimation the full install of Ubuntu with all the packages on the CD or DVD will take up around 3 GiB. Other distros use similar amounts. I keep my Linux partition at 25 GiB and I've never gotten close to filling it except for when I'm watching lots of ripped movies and I haven't backed anything up.
  3. You'll want about 18-19 GiB formatted ext3 (or ReiserFS, my favorite file system). You'll do the remaining 1-2 GiB as a swap partition. Both these settings are easily done with the installer.
Did that help?
 
BillytheImpaler said:
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Thanks.
I dived in at the deep end before you posted. Its now all done now.

Ubuntu has a 18Gb '/' partitio, which i asume is the root, and has a 2Gb swap file partition (double my main memory).

Windows appears to be working, it had to chkdisk & then restart, then it took an age to log in, and then when it did it said it needed to restart again due to a new device?
Im trying to decide if the login time is slower all the time, i knew it was slow anyway, but im unsure if it is now because of the resizing. Cant see any reason why it would though.

As a bonus, the IBM Recovery Partition, although it cant be accessed with the shortcut key, can still be accessed from the boot loader.
:)

Upto now, im pleased with how its gone.

Is there a way to customise the boot loaders descriptions of the boot 'options'?
For example, i want to change the name of the recovery partition from 'Windows 2000/XP/NT' to 'IBM Recovery'.
 
Yes, that list is just a text file found in /boot/grub/menu.lst (IIRC). You'll need to run this to change it:
Code: 
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
Edit it to your heart's content. You can juggle around the order of things and the names of things. I wouldn't mess with much more than that unless you know what you're doing. Whatever is first on the list will be the default operating system. Ubuntu puts itself as first and meny people want to put windows back as *** default option.
 
Must say I'm pretty impressed.

I'm a Gentoo fan. Since my hard drive died I just haven't had time set Gentoo back up tho. Thought I'd try Ubuntu anyway. Impressed. Very quick and easy.

Only many grumble really is the installer obviously needed 800x600 res but on my screen was stuck at 640x480 so had lots of fun shuffling the installer window around reading and changing options etc!

I like Gentoo for it's "it's what you want it to be" kind of approach and teaches you hell of a lot doing stuff with it. Also has a good user community. Not bloated with lots stuff you personally haven't set up/it's set up exactly how you want it etc. Really odd tho, Ubuntu isn't bothering me - it's default setup is making me happy.

Think my new choice is Gentoo for my servers still but Ubuntu for desktops unless it's an old dog slow machine or something special then it'll be Gentoo still :)

One thing I've never done tho is Linux on a laptop. Ubuntu has convinced me to get round to it. Will not be ditching Windows on it tho till I've seen just how well and hassle free it is to get it to work exactly how I want ;)
 
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BillytheImpaler said:
Yes, that list is just a text file found in /boot/grub/menu.lst (IIRC). You'll need to run this to change it:
Code: 
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
Edit it to your heart's content. You can juggle around the order of things and the names of things. I wouldn't mess with much more than that unless you know what you're doing. Whatever is first on the list will be the default operating system. Ubuntu puts itself as first and meny people want to put windows back as *** default option.
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Thanks.
The only things im not liking about Ubuntu is the fact that ive installed quite a few packages that i think i'd find helpful, but they dont show up anywhere!?
And the guides on the Ubuntu wiki are pretty much useless. They say to put it a specific command to do something, yet the command isnt recognised in Ubuntu at all!?
 
riddlermarc said:
Google is definitely your friend..

http://www.elet.polimi.it/upload/ws...ux_hw&id=00_Netgear WG511_on_Ubuntu_6__dot_06

Let us know how it goes :)
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thanks for the help there, but im totally confused, i dont get half of these prompt commands :(

i think i managed to unload the prism54 driver, it asked for a password, i typed it in ( it didnt actually show anything ) and i press enter, and i think it did something...

then it asks me to goto a directory "/etc/modprobe.b/blacklist" and it says permission denied =/
 
Ive done some playing around and gotten a few applications/codecs installed.
All of the packages that i installed though still dont show, like the CPU/System sensor monitors.

I notice a lot of the guides are asking me to 'add' to the sources.list file, but the sources.list file that i can find has nothing in it?

I also got someway into the installing of the latest ATI drivers off the ATI website before it decided to error, saying that 6.06 wasnt supported?
Even though the guide i was reading about it said it would work for 6.06?! :confused:

Ive got Lilo installed as well, but when trying to configure it, it wouldnt configure correctly, saying that my system is now unbootable! Even though it still booted fine? I thought i'd give Lilo a bash as the Grub UI is aweful, Lilo, if i remember correctly, looks nice and pretty. :p

Im enjoying myself here tbh. :p
 
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