Migration from Fedora

[-Curtains-]

Hi all,

First of all I'll say I'm quite a newbie to Linux, but I'm a fast learner.

Moving on:
I'm considering moving from Fedora Core 6 to kubuntu, as FC6 just isn't floating my boat. Additionally, I'm really keen on trying the new KDE 4.

However - I've got a dual boot set up at the moment - theres Windows XP, and FC6 to choose from in GRUB (with two kernels for FC6). Is there a nice clean way to rid myself of FC6, install kubuntu, and retain my current Windows partition? (I'm really hoping there's an option in the liveCD install, but I'm not sure)

Cheers for any help!

[Fintan]

Re: Migration from Fedora

The simplest way is to choose manual partitioning during install from the live CD and then choose your FC6 partition->delete->create->format->select as root.
The resulting installation will put your win into grub.

Just out of curiosity, could you post your systems specs?

[adredz]

Re: Migration from Fedora

here's the newbie way:

i always do this when i switch distro and i did this method when i installed my kubuntu.

first, grab a partition manager and install it in your Windoze. run the manager and delete your FC6 partition as well as your SWAP, if there's any. no other existing partitions should be left except your Windoze's. restart and boot from kubuntu liveCD, install and use the "guided continuous free space" partition option. kubuntu should automatically allocate the free space for your root/home and swap partition. it's very newbie and i don't know if it's practical but at least this will save you some headaches using commands.

[Fintan]

Re: Migration from Fedora

For partitioning:
http://gparted-livecd.tuxfamily.org/

[Qqmike]

Re: Migration from Fedora

Or, another option, not inconsistent with the these guys have said, is to download the free & excellent partition editor GParted Live CD. Use it to delete FC6 & its swap; go ahead right then and make your partition(s) for Kubuntu, formatted ext3. Run Kubuntu installer with manual partitioning selection, and use the new partitions you set up (the installer may still insist upon reformatting swap and root, and that's OK).

Many of here use 3 partitions for Kubuntu:
root, ext3, 6-15 GB
swap 500 MB - 2 GB
/home, ext3, whatever you needs are! (10 GB-50GB?)

Do NOT let GParted or the Kubuntu installer either delete or re-format your CAUTION: Windows partition or you will destroy it!! Make sure the "format" box for Windows is never checked off for formatting (i.e., the format box should be empty)

[-Curtains-]

Re: Migration from Fedora

Cheers guys, it's all installed now .

In the end I did a combination of what you guys said - I deleted Fedora using the formatting tool that was on the Kubuntu Live CD, then installed using the free disk space option during the install process.

So far I'm quite impressed. It defaulted automatically to widescreen, although the sound doesn't seem to work (it worked while using the liveCD!?), and I've run into the dreaded Broadcom Wireless driver issues yet again. I think I'll save those for tomorrow morning .

To answer the other post - I'm running a Compaq Presario V3000 laptop. To sum it up - 2GHz AMD64, nVidia 6150M, 1GB RAM, 60GB HDD, Broadcom Wireless. It's aging a little now, but still runs Blender, The Gimp, Doom 3 etc quite nicely. Before this I was managing on a 500MHz Acer Travelmate, with a measily 8MB of VRAM and 320MB of RAM - things were quite slow on Windoze XP