disk space required

Discussion in 'HOWTO-Related Questions' started by christyxx1971, Mar 31, 2007.

  1. christyxx1971

    christyxx1971 New Member

    I am running win2k and would like to install Mandriva as described by Falko from the 4 CDs, but retain my present OS. How much disk space do I have to set aside for the full new installation. Do I partition the installation as a second primary partition? Do I need a boot manager for dual boot capability?

    Thanks!
     
  2. falko

    falko Super Moderator Howtoforge Staff

    Do you want to install it as a server or a desktop?
    I think 10 GB are the minimum.

    The boot manager will be installed by Mandriva (usually GRUB or lilo).
     
  3. christyxx1971

    christyxx1971 New Member

    It installed fine on a 4G hard drive, but it was an old machine with only 128M of RAM so no graphic windows. No windows manager. Going to try Xubuntu Alternate Install CD..
    Thx.

    christy
     

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