Re: [Sheflug] How To

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Alec Melling wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Every time I encounter something difficult'ish when using Linux I
> have a habit of running back to windows. Not because I know what I
> am doing in Windows its just that there will be an expensive tool
> that will do what I want... or near enough not to matter. I have
> decided to break myself of this very nasty habit, hence this email.
>
>
> I am using Kubuntu with KDE 3.4.2. I have a Maxtor USB HD formatted
> in NTFS. The two do not go together. I have read only access to
> this drive, so basically it is a useless tool.
>
> I know I can go back to Windos, buy a copy of Partion Magic and
> cure this problem by re-formatting the drive with a Linux friendly
> FS.
>
> The crux of my long winded question is: How can I gain access to
> this drive and re-format it in Kubuntu?
>
> A supplementary question is that given that this drive will be
> Linux only from now on, what would be the best file system to
> format it in?

Hi Alec,
There's a program called QTParted which should do what you want, it's
probably not included with Kubuntu but you can find it using kynaptic.

As for your second questions, you'll no doubt get a range of opinions.
For what it's worth I use reiserFS, reiserFS and ext3 are probably the
most used..

Hope that helps
~dsas
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