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Re: Installing S.L. 5.2 i386
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:43:24 -0600
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> Hi everybody,
> 
> I'm going to start installing S.L. 5.2 i386 on my PC and I would like to know if I have the possibility to choose the  part of the disk where to install linux.
> 
> I mean I have a part of external disk connected with USB port where I have about 100 Gb free ( no primary or extended partion nor logical unit ).
> 
> Actually my O.S. is Microsoft Xp and on my hard disk  I've lots of data and I wouldn't like to loose them.
> 
> Thanks for any help and sorry for my english but I'm italian.
> 
> Sandro
> Rome.

Hi,
Yes, you can certainly tell it where to install Scientific Linux. even it that 
disk is a USB disk.  Instructions are here

https://www.scientificlinux.org/distributions/5x/installing/sl52/en/installan.html

At the disk paritioning, you can have it only install on unused, or other linux 
partitions.  Or even do "Create custom layout".  I usually choose create custom 
layout so that I know exactly where everything is going.

Troy

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