On 06/26/2013 09:35 AM, KANDREGULA SAIAJAY wrote: > Hello sir, > I want to install debian O.S in my windows xp 32 bit P.C .. > Can u give the step by step procedure for it with images(if possible) .. >
I personally think it is much better to dual-boot Windows and Linux. Linux can read and write the Windows partition, so you can communicate between systems that way, if you need to. (There will be very few times, in my experience, when you need to, but you can.) Instructions: Download and burn to CD GParted or PartedMagic. Both of these are bootable disks. You just need one of them. Boot your PC on the disk you just burned. Shrink your Windows partition, but leave at least 25% space at the end for more Windows programs or files. Windows is in a PRIMARY partition. Now make an EXTENDED partition to cover the rest of the hard disk. In that extended partition, you can make LOGICAL partitions. Make two partitions, / (about 15 GB) and /home (about 30GB). These will be plenty big enough for all reasonable use. Format them ext4. Make one swap partition, (format swap) about twice the size of your RAM. Now (I assume you have downloaded and burned a DVD with Debian installation on it) boot up the computer with the Deb install disk, and follow directions. When it asks about where to install, point it to the partitions you just made. When you are finished, take out the install disk and reboot the computer, you should have a screen which allows you to select XP or Linux. (It's been a couple of years since I installed a Debian distro, but the above is pretty generic.) Welcome to Linux! --doug -- Blessed are the peacemakers..for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M.Greeley -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51cb1a29.2060...@optonline.net
