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Topic: HD Install, new to linux (windows user)

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Talib

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Posted: July 31 2006,13:51

Hi

I Downloaded the live CD and after booting from it it I right-clicked and chose install to HD.

OK, so as far as I can determine hda and hdb are my two hdd and hda1 and hdb1 are the two partitions on each.

First off how do I format hdb1 from inside DSL (I have no windows partition, this is a DSL only box). I tried mkfs but I get permission denied.

Secondly I have deduced that I should have a swap partition. I wasn't given that option when I did the Install. Would it now be able to add it to hda or should it now be added to hdb and how?

Thirdly, what is the equivalent command to 'dir' in linux for the command prompt.

Thanks

u2musicmike Offline

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Posted: July 31 2006,19:16

There is a really good document in the wiki about this. Basically you want to boot dsl 2 with the CD and then run cfdisk to make partitions. Now you can run mkfs.ext2, mkswap, swapon reboot and run the HD install script.

Someone

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Posted: Aug. 01 2006,06:21

You must be root to do that, type sudo before the commands.

sankarv

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Posted: Aug. 02 2006,09:32

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what is the equivalent command to 'dir' in linux for the command prompt

I m giving some of the equivalent Linux commands for Windows/DOS commands.

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DOS commands Linux commands
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<command> /? man <command>
cd cd
chdir pwd
cls clear
copy cp
date date
del rm
dir ls
echo echo
edit vim (or other editor)
exit exit
fc diff
find grep
format mke2fs or mformat
mem free
mkdir mkdir
more more (or) less
move mv
ren mv
time date
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dir command works both in windows and linux but the options are different for which u can see help.

There are lot more commands in linux which does not have equivalent in windows. You can search and find that.

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