Steps to partition an HD if I want to install openSUSE

Asked By liam_sid 0 points N/A Posted on - 01/25/2012

What are the steps to partition an HD if I want to install openSUSE, like GNOME or KDE, when I already have Windows installed? Also, how do I install the repositories after installation?

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Answered By Michelle Bang 55 points N/A #117821

Steps to partition an HD if I want to install openSUSE

It is very simple. If you have installed windows first then you can easily create a separate partition with enough space to install opensuse package in it.

• Go to disk management in your Windows.
• Here if you have any "unallocated space" then make a separate partition from it.
• If you have no space then shrink one of your drives by right click on them and shrink them. Define the size in MBs.
• Once done create a separate partition from the space you got after shrinking.
• Do not put anything else in that drive.
• Insert the installation disk of opensuse.
• select that drive which you just made by following the above steps.
• Proceed to the installation.

After the installation is done every time you boot your computer, it will ask you whether you want to boot in windows or opensuse.

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