Re: Debian Linux Compatability

2002-10-14 Thread Robert L. Harris
sen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Debian Linux Compatability > X-Mailing-List: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archive/latest/238743 > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 11:50:19PM +0900, Nick Hastings wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > * Marcus Bendall <[

Re: Debian Linux Compatability

2002-10-14 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 11:50:19PM +0900, Nick Hastings wrote: > Howdy, > > * Marcus Bendall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [021014 16:11]: > > I am considering using Debian Linux, but I have one question. Can you > > install Debian onto a computer running Windows 98, and keep 98 as the > > main OS so that

Re: Debian Linux Compatability

2002-10-14 Thread Nick Hastings
Hi, * Claudio Bley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [021015 00:34]: > On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 16:50, Nick Hastings wrote: > > > > As other posters have stated, you can install and run either. More > > specifically you can _boot_ to either. You can not "run Debian _from_ > > Windows." > > Well, you can use lo

Re: Debian Linux Compatability

2002-10-14 Thread Claudio Bley
On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 16:50, Nick Hastings wrote: > Howdy, > > * Marcus Bendall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [021014 16:11]: > > I am considering using Debian Linux, but I have one question. Can you > > install Debian onto a computer running Windows 98, and keep 98 as the > > main OS so that it automatica

Re: Debian Linux Compatability

2002-10-14 Thread Nick Hastings
Howdy, * Marcus Bendall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [021014 16:11]: > I am considering using Debian Linux, but I have one question. Can you > install Debian onto a computer running Windows 98, and keep 98 as the > main OS so that it automatically runs on startup, and then run Debian if > I want from Wind

Re: Debian Linux Compatability

2002-10-14 Thread Pat Colbeck
So long as you have some free disk space to creat a couple of new partitions (a small one say 256Mb for swap and a larger one for the OS itself) then you should be OK. The current version of Debian (3.0 aka Woody) will automatically creat a boot menu that lets you choose wether to boot Debian or W

Re: Debian Linux Compatability

2002-10-14 Thread ben
On Sunday 13 October 2002 11:23 pm, Marcus Bendall wrote: > I am considering using Debian Linux, but I have one question. Can you > install Debian onto a computer running Windows 98, and keep 98 as the > main OS so that it automatically runs on startup, and then run Debian if > I want from Windows

Re: Debian Linux Compatability

2002-10-13 Thread Alan Chandler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 14 October 2002 7:23 am, Marcus Bendall wrote: > I am considering using Debian Linux, but I have one question. Can you > install Debian onto a computer running Windows 98, and keep 98 as the > main OS so that it automatically runs on startup

Debian Linux Compatability

2002-10-13 Thread Marcus Bendall
I am considering using Debian Linux, but I have one question. Can you install Debian onto a computer running Windows 98, and keep 98 as the main OS so that it automatically runs on startup, and then run Debian if I want from Windows? __