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I want to run linux on my laptop, however i dont want to make a new partition as my laptop HDD isnt very big at the moment (only 18gb), so where do I start?

I am currently running Windows XP Pro, on a 1.2ghz laptop (797mhz when running on low battery), 256MB ram and 18gb HDD
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RE: linux on laptop
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I want to run linux on my laptop, however i dont want to make a new partition as my laptop HDD isnt very big at the moment (only 18gb), so where do I start?

I am currently running Windows XP Pro, on a 1.2ghz laptop (797mhz when running on low battery), 256MB ram and 18gb HDD


Step one: Throw laptop out window
Step two: Claim insurance money for "theft"
step three: Buy a less shitty laptop

..:refuck:

Na, jk
If you want to run Linux without partitioning, you have very few options:
1) You can store all of your data on an external HDD and then format your HDD and install Linux as your primary OS
2) You can use a Virtual PC type program to run Linux, but you won't get very good performance.
3) You can whipe your HDD clean and start over with Linux
4) You could go through the costly process of getting a new, bigger primary or seccondary HDD for your laptop
5) Suck it up and partition your HDD :refuck:..:P
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4) You could go through the costly process of getting a new, bigger primary or seccondary HDD for your laptop
not really that costly tbh
where i live (Cardiff) i can buy a 160GB hard drive for about £60
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not really that costly tbh
where i live (Cardiff) i can buy a 160GB hard drive for about £60
But then you have to fit it, or get it fited into a laptop, which is a lot harder than a pc

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4) You could go through the costly process of getting a new, bigger primary or seccondary HDD for your laptop
not really that costly tbh
where i live (Cardiff) i can buy a 160GB hard drive for about £60

^o) My (top of the line) 120 gig. HDD was $100 Canadian, but that doesn't mean you can fit it into your laptop.


Saralk, I would suggest you contact the Laptop retailer/manufacturar if you wish to get a bigger primary or a slave drive for your laptop, but it's likely that buying a new HDD for a Laptop that is not brand new or top of the line would not be worth it...

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Thats about £44 so is very cheap.

Anyway i would need to buy a Laptop HDD which costs more (£62 for 30GB)

But i think my laptop has a non-removable HDD
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RE: linux on laptop
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Thats about £44 so is very cheap.

Anyway i would need to buy a Laptop HDD which costs more (£62 for 30GB)

But i think my laptop has a non-removable HDD


What's the Brand/Make/Year purchased?
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Hi-Grade AS8400, bought aaaages ago when it was v. expensive (about £1.8k)
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AS8400


If it's more than 4 or 5 years old - good luck finding parts for it :P Laptop companies don't produce parts for them (usually) after that long...
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RE: linux on laptop
download Knoppix !

The better alternartive for Linux. download here http://www.knoppix.org/
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