Comments on: Some People Create Work For Themselves http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/ "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." - James Dean Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:59:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-27044 Don Ray Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:45:10 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-27044 That sounds like it would have been good if I had done it that way. Oh well, I will probably get the opportunity again some day. That sounds like it would have been good if I had done it that way. Oh well, I will probably get the opportunity again some day.

]]> By: Henry http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-27042 Henry Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:06:06 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-27042 Normally 4~8 GByte will do for the root partition, but since I run VMWare, I need to allocate enough space for a full blown copy of Windows plus any Windows programs I need, so I set aside 20 GByte. I'm planning to install XP along with Win 2K, so I'll need a bit more when I install 7.04. The swap partition (hda2) should be at least as big as your RAM, but it wouldn't hurt to make it as big as your computer can handle RAM in case you upgrade memory. I'm currently running a 1 GByte swap, but will go to 2 GByte on the new install. Use the remainder of the disk for /home. Henry Normally 4~8 GByte will do for the root partition, but since I run VMWare, I need to allocate enough space for a full blown copy of Windows plus any Windows programs I need, so I set aside 20 GByte. I’m planning to install XP along with Win 2K, so I’ll need a bit more when I install 7.04. The swap partition (hda2) should be at least as big as your RAM, but it wouldn’t hurt to make it as big as your computer can handle RAM in case you upgrade memory. I’m currently running a 1 GByte swap, but will go to 2 GByte on the new install. Use the remainder of the disk for /home.

Henry

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-27005 Don Ray Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:04:33 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-27005 Hi Henry. Thanks for the post. I will have to digest your instructions on formatting the drive. How do you know how much to allocate to each partition? Hi Henry. Thanks for the post. I will have to digest your instructions on formatting the drive. How do you know how much to allocate to each partition?

]]> By: Henry http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-27004 Henry Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:58:55 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-27004 I tried 64 bit Kubuntu, but found that not being able to get my paid for CX Office to run was a showstopper. I was also having a lot of trouble getting VMWare Server to install, so I went back to 32 bit. I can't tell any difference in speed, though if I did anything that is really CPU intensive, I would probably get a boost from 64 bit. I know this may be a bit late, but I manually partitioned my drive as hda1(root system), hda2 (swap), hda3 (home) and now installing a new OS does not require backing up. Just don't format /home. I tried 64 bit Kubuntu, but found that not being able to get my paid for CX Office to run was a showstopper. I was also having a lot of trouble getting VMWare Server to install, so I went back to 32 bit. I can’t tell any difference in speed, though if I did anything that is really CPU intensive, I would probably get a boost from 64 bit. I know this may be a bit late, but I manually partitioned my drive as hda1(root system), hda2 (swap), hda3 (home) and now installing a new OS does not require backing up. Just don’t format /home.

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-27000 Don Ray Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:26:54 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-27000 I have flash working now. I will look into enabling the repository you mentioned. I have flash working now. I will look into enabling the repository you mentioned.

]]> By: tuxi http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-26999 tuxi Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:20:37 +0000 http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/09/25/some-people-create-work-for-themselves/#comment-26999 Don Ray, My blog has a solution for Flash (Flash 9) at http://tuxi.ripabe.net/?p=85 and the solution for Java plugin at http://tuxi.ripabe.net/?p=87. If you haven't enabled Janvitus' 64-bit repository, you might give it serious consideration. Don Ray,

My blog has a solution for Flash (Flash 9) at http://tuxi.ripabe.net/?p=85 and the solution for Java plugin at http://tuxi.ripabe.net/?p=87. If you haven’t enabled Janvitus’ 64-bit repository, you might give it serious consideration.

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