Seeking a concise Linux installation checklist

[joe at actionline.com]

Thanks Stephen.  I did download the gparted live iso and used it to shrink
the ntfs partition. Then I created two new partitions, one for 40-gig and
one for 80-gig.  But when I started to install the first new Linux distro
from a live Linux CD into the first new 40-gig partition, I couldn't tell
if it was going to allow me to create the separate partitions for swap,
root, and home inside that 40-gig partition that I had created (and then
later do the same for a second Linux distro into the other 80-gig
partition that I created).  So, I now wonder if I need to do this over and
create 6 new partitions instead of just 2 in order to be able to install
two Linux distros into a triple-boot arrangement.

I have tried a mint live CD in the past and liked some things about it. 
So, I wonder if I could or should create 9 new partitions in order to add
it also and create a quad-boot?

Suggestions?


> First thing I would do is get familiar with clonezilla and the gparted
> live CD. That will give yo a means of recovery and a means of partition
> editing. Once you have the partitions in place you can the do some
> reading on grub/grub2. But in all honesty I have had great success with
> mint/ubuntu and virtualbox and I like the debian package management.
> But most here are likely to use vm's over triple booting so we would
> have good advice I'm doubting that we have a walkthrough handy.
>
> That being said you can probably search the internet and find what you are
> looking for. And I would be willing to give you what advice I can.
> On Feb 26, 2012 3:57 PM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Even after having done several Linux installations (some a lot more
>> challenging than others), I am still a bit intimidated by it.
>>
>> Now, I'm about to undertake another and I hope the PLUG brain trust can
>> provide some guidance, perhaps a concise installation checklist for this
>> next attempt.  I have a box with win-xp installed on a 100-gig HD and I
>> need the following:
>>
>> 1. How (most efficiently) to shrink and repartition for a dual boot with
>> xp on perhaps 20 gig and the rest for installing two Linux distros.
>>
>> 2. I've installed PCLinuxOS several times and I (by far) prefer the
>> older
>> version with KDE 3.5, so I want to put it on one set of partitions using
>> about 20-gig.
>>
>> 3. On the rest, I want to install whatever Redhat based distro might
>> work
>> best with Virtual Box (which I have never been able to get to work
>> before).
>> Some have recommended Cent OS (I've been told that there is a KDE 3.5
>> version available).
>>
>> Any guidance to make this as concise, easy, and efficient as possible
>> for
>> a 20-year perpetual "newbie" user would be extremely appreciated. ;)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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