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LILO installation!

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by iamsanchez 1 view

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Is it possible to install LILO (LInux LOader) on a NTFS partition when this partition is the first partition?

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by baziite

It is not possible to install Linux on NTFS whether it is the first Partition or not . But you can partition the hard disk , create another primary partition , make it active and instal linux on it .

by greg.ahler

I'm certain that most distributions of Linux come with a partition utility that will create those partitions without many problems. I KNOW Mandrake Linux 7.0 does, as well as RedHat, Caldera, and CorelOS, as I've installed them all at one time or another on my home sys. The important thing to remember is to install Linux only AFTER you have installed Windows, as the Windows (95, 98 or NT)install claims ALL disk space for itself, trashing any previous partitioning you may have done.

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