Installing FAT32 Linux in NTFS hard disc partition

[Universe]

The disc partitions are in NTFS file system. Going to install Arch Linux in one of the partitions.

Will the rest of the partitions [and files in it] be readable after Linux installed with FAT32 format?

*BTW, if Linux is installed in one of the partitions, other partitions will stay intact with all the files in it right?

***The reason I wrote 'FAT32 Linux' because Bootable USB Drive copied linux in FAT32 file system. Now wondering if it is relevant at all with the hard disc installation...

 

[ComputerSecurityGuy]

Linux will format the drive in a variety of different ways. It is theoretically possible to format the Linux partition as NTFS or FAT when installing, but my guess would be that would just mess up Windows.

 

[Universe]

Linux will format the drive in a variety of different ways. It is theoretically possible to format the Linux partition as NTFS or FAT when installing, but my guess would be that would just mess up Windows.

There isn't any windows installed there. Using windows in another hard drive to explore that one. But there was windows 8.1 installed, before I deleted it completely.

 

[ComputerSecurityGuy]

Oh, then you just format over it when you install. In fact, you generally wipe the entire drive as part of an installation.

 

[Universe]

Oh, then you just format over it when you install. In fact, you generally wipe the entire drive as part of an installation.

so every partition will be compulsorily formatted [with all the files]? There is no way getting other partitions saved?

 

[skittle]

of course you can partition the drive however you want. Just make some free space/empty partition and create a new ext4/swap/whatever else you want. Be sure to not delete the partitions that you want to keep. Very easy. Backup important data in case you mess up

 

[ComputerSecurityGuy]

Yep, it won't necessarily format everything. Just what you select. Best to make a backup either way though.

 

[Universe]

of course you can partition the drive however you want. Just make some free space/empty partition and create a new ext4/swap/whatever else you want. Be sure to not delete the partitions that you want to keep. Very easy. Backup important data in case you mess up

yeah, I read something about ext4/swap. Got to look it up again.

 

[Universe]

Thanks for your time people!

 

[skittle]

Ext4 is default partition filesystem for most linux distributions. Swap partition is akin to virtual ram device on windows. You can do without swap but it is there in case you run out of ram the out of memory killer does not randomly start shutting down processes.

 

[Universe]

Right, swap is necessary backup in order to avoid crash. There are lot of things required to know before getting Linux.