Linux on a Asus G2S - General Questions

Hey everyone,

I would like to put a linux distro on my G2S and it is possible through a couple guides I have found. I have some questions regarding the size of the partition. I will be "recovering" my windows installation to start as fresh as possible ( and to make it easiest on myself instead of a fresh install) and I would like to resize the partitions, as well as add in a Fat32 one for linux. I was thinking ubuntu and about 5 GB. Is 5 GB too much or too small for a minimal working environment, also is ubuntu going to be the quickest to install and use once in a blue moon, or is there another that is at this commercial status and has a quick boot up?

Thank you.

 

Great move on using Linux but you can't/shouldn't use FAT32 with Linux, just use ext3. 5GB is pretty fine but 10GB is better. For a newbie LinuxMint would be a lot easier to use and get into. If you need to know how to partition and stuff just let us know.

 

IC, is creating a Fat32 partition within vista after the reinstall, then installing and reformatting that partition to ext3 a good idea? I kinda wanted to bypass boot loading as much as possible.

Edit: Would Ubuntu mobile edition take the same drivers and such as a full distro? or maybe xbuntu? I just wanted a fall back os in the case of need. I have limited linux experience so I can get around :/

 

gengerald, if you're only going to use Linux once in a blue moon, you don't even need to install. Lots of distros are available with Live CD's; you can use the system without installing anything until and unless you decide you like what you see.

If you want to install, Ubuntu and Mint are about as easy as they come. You can be set up in about 30 or so, including partitioning unless your machine is a slug (the machine I'm using is a super El Cheapo eMachines desktop/Linux guinea pig lol).

 

It seems mint is popular; it is new to me, so would I be able to install the same drivers as in ubuntu with it? I am just aiming for something I can boot up when I am bored or am in a bind. I do know and use livecds, but they are a bit sluggish and I think if I have a distro partition, it may push me to learn more.

 

LinuxMint is based on Ubuntu so it's compatible with everything Ubuntu can do but it's generally easier and more OTB.

 

I would suggest you use the built in Wubi installer on the Ubuntu 8.04 discs.

Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu just like a Windows program.

Alternatively, you can download VirtualBox and run Ubuntu inside of Windows. http://www.virtualbox.org/

 

I would set aside 10gb minimally. Remember, you can access files on the linux partition from windows. Windows just reads it as another drive once you have this:

http://www.fs-driver.org/