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Will Linux run off an NTFS disk/partition?

I'd guess "no"...

Scheisse...

Don't even attempt it. There are far too many differences between NTFS and the usual Linux partitions to make this work.

phongn wrote:Don't even attempt it. There are far too many differences between NTFS and the usual Linux partitions to make this work.

Scheisse again!!

Oh well, I'll do it when I get my Battleship...

From what I understand, ext3 is even better than NTFS.


But seriously, unless you're planning to do something that absolutely requires the advantages that Linux offers, don't bother using Linux.

And no, playing Quake is not one of the advantages Linux can help in.

I'm not so hot on ext3; I've been playing around with XFS and ReiserFS.

Given that Linux and NTFS aren't exactly in a loving relationship, I say "no".

Shinova wrote:But seriously, unless you're planning to do something that absolutely requires the advantages that Linux offers, don't bother using Linux..

Even though it's free and sits in a tiny corner of your hard disk?

So people oughtn't to tinker with their computers now?

Xisiqomelir wrote:Even though it's free and sits in a tiny corner of your hard disk?

So people oughtn't to tinker with their computers now?

I got my Windows XP Pro for free, so cost is a non-issue.

And yes, I've tinkered with Mandrake 9.0, so I've had the Linux experience first-hand (I've dual-booted too).

i have linux for two purposes -- i like it, and its good for saving data when windows dies.