Partitioning drives can be a complicated process, if you are starting out on a new system.Using Parted Magic which is a Linux CD/USB/PXE using which you can partition drives, which provides Graphical User Interface for easily partitioning drives even for beginners.Parted Magic completely loads into the system memory and requires atleast 300 MB of RAM.

Parted Magic supports the following: ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs.It comes with useful programs like (e.g. Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, ddrescue, etc.). Check out the complete list of programs here.

Here’s how to partition your HDD.

Boot Your System, using the PartedMagic Live CD.

This is the Desktop of Parted Magic.                           Partitioning Screen

You can also save the routine of moving/saving of the partition using the Save-Files via the Utilities menu.Here’s a tutorial on how to do it.

Check out the complete tutorial on how to partition using PartedMagic here.

Partedmagic :  HomePage ||   Download

Partedmagic also comes in a Mini Version called MiniPM (mini Parted Magic) which is a 15MB command line OS designed to run programs like Partimage over PXE on computers with very little RAM which includes programs like partimage, bash, lynx, parted, fdisk, sfdisk, cfdisk, ntfs-3g, e2fsprogs, ntfsprogs, vimfm, dosfstools, tar, gzip, bzip, gpm, udpcast, kbd, man, and a full busybox build.

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Oracle is now shipping its Linux distribution, named Oracle Unbreakable Linux -  a 2 DVD set for free. You can order your 2 Set DVD Pack Oracle unbreakable Linux by filling in your details at this page.

Both the Oracle Management Pack for Linux and Oracle Clusterware are free for Oracle Unbreakable Linux support customers.For support you’ll have to pay extra.

Here’s a Screen-By-Screen Installation Guide Of Oracle Unbreakable Linux, Click here for the guide.

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Good news for Ubuntu users, A new magazine FullCircle has been launched which is an e-magazine run by the Ubuntu community that covers the world of Ubuntu, open source, and technology.The first issue of Full Circle can be downloaded as a PDF.It is available in 6 languages.The first issue is 17 pages and gives you a complete overview and the changes in Ubuntu since its first version.

CyberNetNews has converted the whole magazine into a single image — Download the image file of the Magazine.

As this is a community driven magazine, if you would like to contribute to the magazine, Check this page.

FullCircle — Homepage.

For those who do not have a PDF reader, you can download Foxit PDF Reader.

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Next version of Ubuntu, Feisty Fawn known as Ubuntu 7.04 has been released.
To upgrade your Ubuntu 6.10 version to 7.04
Open System -> Administration -> Update Manager
A new window appears to show that a new distribution of 7.04 is available.Click Upgrade to upgrade to upgrade to 7.04.

You can also download Ubuntu 7.04 ( OR )

You can request a free CD for yourself using their ShipIt Service.