On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 22:03, Rixta Francis
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> I want to switch to Linux on my new computer (which I really need to buy soon) and it would be easy if I could
> store all my files on an external hard disk instead of lose media to transfer to my new computer (I need more
> storage space anyway). But I see everywhere that these hard disks are Windows and Mac compatible, but no
> mention of Linux. I would assume that there is no problem and that they actually mean PC and Mac
> compatible, but I would like to know for sure before I spend my money.
> So can someone tell me the truth?:-)
if it's storage and you can plug it in, it should work like any other
hard disk. That includes USB keys (thumbdrives)
eSATA hard disks, USB and eSATA CD/DVD Drives, floppies, etc.
The only catch is that you won't be able to use the software that
companies ship on those drives in Linux. You MAY be able to use them
using an emulator like wine, but honestly, you don't really need them.
I've never used the software that comes with those drives, on Windows
or on Linux.
One thing to remember, don't plug the drive in when you're installing.
Just in case.
Fedora, and other things based on Red Hat, use LVM by default, and the
default behaviour of LVM on Red Hat based distros is to create the LVM
volume across any and every hard disk it can find.
I've seen this many times (been bitten by it once or twice too) and
had the installer create an LVM that spanned my USB keys and external
hard disks on test systems.
And in case you're going to ask, LVM is Logical Volume Management.
It's a way to create a fluid storage space that spans multiple drives.
It's not like RAID, but more a way to manage large storage
environments.
Cheers
Jeff
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