Before i install i would like a couplle of questions answered

first off, i am glad to be a part of this forum, i signed up and hope i can learn a couple of things about linux here
i have a couple of questions about linux in general before install
1) i have an old laptop with windows 7 currently installed, can i install archlinux on my harddrive without removing windows. i want to be able to dual boot. and how much space does the install take? the harddrive capacity is 40gb
2) how is the wireless support? i forget the exact model # of my network card, but it was a really common one, my has the centrino group of components and i recall having installed ubuntu and it required wayyyy too much work to figure out how to install the wireless driver and i ended up giving up. i need to have wireless access on linux, i hope 4 years later now there will be drivers for it
3) i need to rip dvd's to iso files occasionally, what is a good program for that? i used dvd shrink in windows
4) would i be able to transfer files over network to my windows 7 PCs?
5) would i be able to transfer files between the two OS's on my harddrive?
thx
expxe

expxe wrote:
first off, i am glad to be a part of this forum, i signed up and hope i can learn a couple of things about linux here
i have a couple of questions about linux in general before install
1) i have an old laptop with windows 7 currently installed, can i install archlinux on my harddrive without removing windows. i want to be able to dual boot. and how much space does the install take? the harddrive capacity is 40gb
The ideal space for Archlinux should be around 10-15 gigabytes.
2) how is the wireless support? i forget the exact model # of my network card, but it was a really common one, my has the centrino group of components and i recall having installed ubuntu and it required wayyyy too much work to figure out how to install the wireless driver and i ended up giving up. i need to have wireless access on linux, i hope 4 years later now there will be drivers for it
Wireless support is good as the kernel support. Note that if you weren't experienced enough to make ubuntu work, it is highly probable that you won't be able to make archlinux work.
4) would i be able to transfer files over network to my windows 7 PCs?
Yes, samba is the way.
5) would i be able to transfer files between the two OS's on my harddrive?
Yes, seamlessly.

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