Q. Hi,
I want to get rid of Microsoft XP and install Fedora on my PC.
Is it possible to install LInux (Fedora) on my PC, preserve the contents of My Documents, and not make a backup somewhere out of the hard disk, where I am making the installation?
I want to get rid of Microsoft XP and install Fedora on my PC.
Is it possible to install LInux (Fedora) on my PC, preserve the contents of My Documents, and not make a backup somewhere out of the hard disk, where I am making the installation?
A. Hi, if you want to backup the files without using another harddrive then I would suggest partitioning your Harddrive before you install Linux.
Go to Start>Run and type "diskmgmt.msc" in the run command. Press Ok and a new window should open. In Disk Management right click the drive you want to partition (usually the C: drive), select "Shrink Volume..." and then enter the amount of space you want to partition in the new window. Make sure it is enough space to copy all your files to. Select "Ok" and a new partition will be created.
Then copy all your files to the new partition, install Linux over the partition where XP is installed, then move all your files from the new partition onto the partition where you replaced XP with Linux, and once all the files are moved back into Linux you can use "parted" or whatever disk partitioning software Linux has to delete the new partition.
As you can see this might be easier if you buy an external drive instead.
Go to Start>Run and type "diskmgmt.msc" in the run command. Press Ok and a new window should open. In Disk Management right click the drive you want to partition (usually the C: drive), select "Shrink Volume..." and then enter the amount of space you want to partition in the new window. Make sure it is enough space to copy all your files to. Select "Ok" and a new partition will be created.
Then copy all your files to the new partition, install Linux over the partition where XP is installed, then move all your files from the new partition onto the partition where you replaced XP with Linux, and once all the files are moved back into Linux you can use "parted" or whatever disk partitioning software Linux has to delete the new partition.
As you can see this might be easier if you buy an external drive instead.
Can Linux Fedora 17 run on an old laptop?
Q. I have a laptop with an Intel Celeron M 1.4 GHz processor and 256 MB of RAM. How well can Linux Fedora 17 run on that? I checked the release notes but could not find anything definitive.
A. Try one of the Fedora spins with a lighter-weight desktop.
How do I maintain my privacy on a Shared Network? I use Linux/Fedora.?
Q. I use someone's network in my home (roomate's) and my system is Linux/Fedora. How do I make sure that someone cannot look and see what sites i'm visiting, my passwords etc? A step by step would help.
A. First, always use secure http for web sites that have accounts (username/password). Your password will be encrypted (usually via openssl). So no one snooping your local home network can see any login passwords. Likewise, always use secure shell (ssh) for shell logins. Same reason.
The IP addresses of the sites you are visiting, however, will be available to anyone snooping your network connection. You might be able to hide those through a proxy service, but unless they encrypt the target IP address (or URL) you can still be tracked by your room mate.
Look into "Tor", for example.
The IP addresses of the sites you are visiting, however, will be available to anyone snooping your network connection. You might be able to hide those through a proxy service, but unless they encrypt the target IP address (or URL) you can still be tracked by your room mate.
Look into "Tor", for example.
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