[CLUE-Talk] Installfest! (Debian dual-boot on notebook?)

[Dave Anselmi]

Matthew Porter wrote:

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> Will there be anyone at the installfest with the software and know-how to help me NON-DESTRUCTIVELY repartition my drive so I can keep the Windows install, but make room for the Linux install?  Or will I need to provide my own copy of a tool such as Partition Magic to do this?
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> (And as long as I'm asking questions -- is there anything I should do to the computer besides defrag and backup?  Anything I should bring besides the computer and my Debian CDs?)

In case no one else has tools, I think GNU has a partition resizer (parted or something like that, maybe gparted).  You might want to make sure you have that with you.

As suggested, defrag before you come.  I've had trouble defragging NTFS on Win2k - after several passes it still reports fragmentation and didn't seem to put things at the front of the partition.  Hopefully you won't have the same results.

Dave