许多想尝试Linux的人都有一个相同的问题：自己的磁盘都是被FAT32或NTFS所充满，不能再分区了。用PartionMagic？太麻烦太危险。实际上，Linux可以工作在FAT32分区上：使用Zipslack。
ZipSlack is a special edition of Slackware Linux that can be installed onto any FAT (or FAT32) filesystem with about 100 MB of free space. It uses the UMSDOS filesystem and contains most of the programs you will need. This means that you do not need to repartition your hard disk if you already have DOS or Windows installed. ZipSlack installs into a directory on your DOS filesystem. It can also be installed to and booted from a Zip disk.
This distribution is ideal for people who don't have a lot of hard disk space, do not have a fast Internet connection to download the entire distribution, or who want a Linux distribution they can carry around on a Zip disk.
Zipslack来自著名的Linux套件Slackware。它的工作原理是UMSDOS系统：一个把fat32虚拟成ext3的工具。有了它，我们就可以在任一FAT32分区上运行Linux，而不重新分区了。
下载Zipslack：它是一个zip包，解压缩到根目录，形成一个linux目录。http://ftp.cgu.edu.tw/Linux/Slackware/slackware/zipslack/zipslack.zip如果你是Win98，到linux目录linux.bat里在顶上加入一行：\linux\loadlin \linux\vmlinuz root=/dev/hdaX (X是你的分区编号)进入纯DOS环境，到linux目录用linux.bat启动如果你是Win2000以上，下载bootdisk.img和RAWRITE.EXE，把一张启动盘写入软盘，用软盘启动。启动之后，你会发现它和标准的slackware几乎一样（除了磁盘访问速度慢点）。此时你可以用LILO改写启动记录，不再用软盘启动了。Enjoy It!
