Re: KDE4 on 2009.spring
Kenneth Marcy <[email protected]>
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On Wednesday 14 October 2009 21:41:16 Jim Beard wrote: > Kenneth Marcy wrote: > > On Wednesday 14 October 2009 12:27:46 mschild wrote: > >> I have enough space not to have to share anything, The easier > >> the better but I don´t know how Kubuntu handles partitions and > >> installation maryse > > > > All operating systems use the same basic hard drive partitioning > > rules: at least one, and up to four partitions; all four > > partitions > > <excruciating details snipped> > > Kenneth, > > You answred [sic] a question she did not ask. Actually, I answered a superset of the question she asked, and, in the process, mentioned information, admittedly of a more general nature than the particular specifics of Kubuntu, that is of value regardless of which operating system or particular Linux distribution she uses. By combining a more general answer with pointers to more specific details, I intended to give her even more powerful information than merely the details applicable to one particular partitioning need. This is analogous to teaching someone to fish, rather than providing a single fish dinner. Though perhaps less immediately satisfying, it is, nevertheless, more productive and nourishing in the long run. > Have a partition of appropriate size available for the install. After criticizing my more general answer, you ignore the partitioning process altogether, instead asking for divine provision of provender. > Select custom install and put the entire Kubuntu install in that. Of course, that's what is wanted, but what other effects might such an installation cause on the already existing system? > I do not know how Kubuntu handles multiple OS installed. It appears you are answering the question about other potential effects by admitting that you don't know what they are, if any. Don't you think this a bit dangerous, and a bit disingenuous, especially after criticizing my answer that you found too long to bear reading? > You might need to ... <snip> Well, she might need to do a lot of things, but whistling in the dark won't bring them to light without a plan to investigate and to learn about the effects various actions will have. If those actions, like hard drive partitioning and formatting, will destroy code and data if not done correctly, it is preferable to know, before taking them, exactly, precisely, the effects they will have after being completed correctly. Ken ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________