what linux should I use?

[Gregory Nowak]

No, Slackware requires its own partition. You can however install zipslack on a fat/fat32 partition.

Greg



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "alex stone" <alexstone87 at hotmail.com
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca
>Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:31:11 -0000
>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?

>Can Slackware be installed on a windows NTFS partition, or does it require
>it's own partition?  I'm looking for a distro that can be installed on an XP
>laptop, without having to buy partition magic.
>Cheers.
>Alex
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at romuald.net.eu.org
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca
>Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 6:25 PM
>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?


>> Also, if you want a distro that includes speakup in the stock CD-ROMS out
>of the box, go for slackware.

>> Greg



>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978 at earthlink.net
>>>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
><speakup at braille.uwo.ca
>>>Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:47:20 -0500
>>>Subject: Re: what linux should I use?

>>>Hi, Juan.
>>>When choosing a Linux distro you need to take in to account what features
>>>you are looking for in a distro.
>>>For example if you want to install a modern Linux distro with good
>hardware
>>>plug and play support, can be installed directly to a Windows drive
>without
>>>partitioning, and have commercial support Mandrake 9.2 might be the
>distro
>>>of choice. However, Mandrake doesn't have a talking install right out of
>the
>>>box, and takes lots of tinkering to make accessible.
>>>if you are looking for a Linux distro with a talking install, speakup
>>>included, and accessibility right out of the box Fedora on the speakup
>ftp
>>>site might be a better choice. However, I don't like the fact I can not
>>>order Fedora on cd, and have to download the entire thing which is a
>major
>>>turn off for me. Neither does Red Hat provide any profetional technical
>>>support which does not help sell to a business.
>>>So really that is my two suggestions.
>>>Hth.




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