I am running a Dell 4500S machine with windows XP home installed and I wanted to put linux on my machine. I would prefer to boot linux from my external USB hard drive but I dont know if this is possible. If it isnt possible, then how can I install linux on my main hard drive without losing any of the data i currently have on it?
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Jump to Postfind a program called Partition Magic, using the free space on your hardrive create a partition for linux that will be later repartioned into diffrent sections. Then when it comes to the linux setup, install linux on that partition and your set.
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