Does anyone know about LINUX Suse 9.3

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i am trying to install suse 9.3 and this is my first time doing it .. i am newbie in linux world ... when i say newbie i really really mean it. anyways... i wanted to know how to install suse. well i have 120GB HD which i have partition into 3. it displays as follows . 45GB for windows xp pro, 46GB for media and stuff which is formated in NTFS and last one of 25GB formated in FAT32 for linux. now i want to install suse 9.3 with dual boot with win xp. well first thing first, i dont know how to do swap or root or even dual boot. so please any one can help me. plzzzzzzz.
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zhensem · Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 6:16 pm Post subject:

I haven't installed SUSE linux myself, rather I've installed Redhat but it should still be similar, if not easier.
I'd suggest backing up all your important information just in case. Suse is about as user friendly as Linux is gonna get but still, you can't be too careful. so back things up.
Then you need to create a swap partition for the linux install (a separate partition to hold the swap file for linux).
There should be some kinda of wizard, etc but the best I can do for you now is point you here:
http://www.novell.com/products/linuxprofessional/installation.html

Good luck.
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

SUSE's installer should include the partitioning. You don't want it FAT32, you want it in a native Linux format. For stability, you should use the Reiser file system. You CAN use FAT32, if you want to read/write to your Linux partition from within Windows, but it doesn't work all that well, IMO.

Personally, I use Mandrake Linux, it's a little harder to set up, but it seems to be much more stable than SUSE.
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jamfwright · TweakNOOB Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 1

Suse 9.3 is a very easy install. Boot with the first CD or the DVD. Select install. It will walk you through the rest. It will detect Windows. It will detect your other NTFS drive. It will suggest installing on the third partition. (If it goes for the second partition it is easy to change). Once installed you may have some tweaking to do, but it works pretty well out of the box. I suggest you go to http://lists.suse.com and sign up for the suse-linux-e list. I am currently running a dual boot laptop with Windows XP and Suse 9.3 Pro. It works great!