From the
QTParted window, select the hard disk you want to resize. Then choose Options???Configuration
to open a window where you can select the ntfsresize tool to resize your NTFS partition.
After you have cleared enough disk space to install Linux (see the disk space requirements in the
chapter covering the Linux distribution you??™re installing), you can choose your Linux distribution
and install it. As you set up your boot loader during installation, you will be able to identify the
Windows, Linux, and any other bootable partitions so that you can select which one to boot when
your start your computer.
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Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution Part III
Using Installation Boot Options
Sometimes a Linux installation will fail because the computer has some non-functioning or nonsupported
hardware. Sometimes you can get around those issues by passing options to the install
process when it boots up. Those options can do such things as disable selected hardware (nousb,
noscsi, noide, and so on) or not probe hardware when you need to select your own driver
(noprobe).
Although some of these options are distribution-specific, others are simply options that can be
passed to an installer environment that works from a Linux kernel. Chapter 11 includes a list of
many boot options that can be used with KNOPPIX and other Linux systems.
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