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12-16-2003, 04:27 AM
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WinXP - Linux dual boot system?
My brother in his job does a lot of work with the Unix operating system and asked me the following question....
Is it easy to set up a dual boot system for Windows XP Pro and Linux? Also, are some Linux OS's better than others?
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12-16-2003, 04:47 AM
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ConLog, Yes it very easy to dual with linux, However XP's default format is NTFS so there might be some problems creating the Linux partitions, some of the newer version are getting better at working with NTFS, but I don't trust it.
I run W2K on one hard drive, and Linux on another. about your second question, If you haven't been exposed to Linux the three easiest to learn would be Mandrake, RedHat, or SuSE. Although I personally have never used it Knoppix can be booted from a CD. HTH
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12-16-2003, 08:21 AM
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dualbooting with xp is excelant, no problems of any kind,
the best way to install it, is to take like a 40 gig drive, partition it into two 20 gig partitions, install xp on the first partition, leaving the second partition unallocated, install linux there and everything will be automaticly set up as dual boot. no matter how you do it , the trick is to have unallocated space on the drive as linux will install in any unallocated space as long as there is enough space for it. |
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12-16-2003, 08:32 AM
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Thanks for the info guys.
How about drivers? Is there good device driver support for Linux? |
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12-16-2003, 08:42 AM
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red hat ver 9.0 detected everything on my new intel MB and it went smoth as the xp install,I did not have to do anything special.
I also installed red hat ver. 7.2 on a old compaq with a p166, it also went very smothe, both are on my lan and found all the settings for the internet automatically Last edited by bailey; 12-16-2003 at 08:45 AM. |
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12-16-2003, 01:28 PM
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That usually depends on how new the hardware you are using is. HTH |
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12-17-2003, 10:15 AM
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Yeah, if your using alot of no name hardware it'll be tough finding Linux drivers. But if your computer is using alot of popular brand name parts (Like Intel) you should be okay.
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01-01-2004, 02:21 AM
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Knoppix is pretty sweet
Knoppix is good just to see how well your hardware will handle linux. Boots entirely from the CD. Just have about 256mb Ram to run it well. Its a great way to learn linux if your interested. Matter of fact im using it to post this reply.
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