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Preparing to Install Linux

After you have obtained a distribution of Linux, you're ready to prepare your system for installation. The most important pre-installation step is repartitioning your drive to allocate space for Linux. This takes a certain degree of planning, especially if you're already running other operating systems. In the following sections we'll describe how to plan for the Linux installation.



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