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By: fromtheyard

fromtheyard — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:59:52 +0000

here’s a tutorial to help dual boot windows xp and opensuse 11….can be used for other distributions too !

http://forums.opensuse.org/install-boot-login/389956-tutorial-dualboot-winxp-opensuse-11-using-grub4dos.html#post1839409

By: Dotan Cohen

Dotan Cohen — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:05:29 +0000

Matthias, choose Manually Configure Partitions (or something like that) in the Ubuntu installation. You might be more comfortable making the new partitions in Windows and then using the Ubuntu installer just for formating the linux partition.

Don’t forget to backup the entire drive before playing with the partitions!

By: Matthias

Matthias — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:49:28 +0000

It is nowadays rather easy to install some linux distributions into an empty harddisk, but I would like to know, how to manually prepare the harddisk, if you want to keep your OS and your data and you want to try different kind of linux (ubuntu, mandriva, fedora or others). How to make a dual boot system and how to make the right partitions (how many, what kind of, and which format, where should they be placed). I try to find an OS that can replace my Windows Vista (because i don’t like it at all), but I would like to find the right replacement. I think that many people would like to try linux systems but they want to compare with equal presuppositions (there are too many linux distributions), so the question is not how to press the installbutton, but how to find out which ‘new’ system could replace the system, we all are ‘forced’ to. It would be nice if IanG’s prophecy would come true.

By: Dotan Cohen

Dotan Cohen — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:54:29 +0000

@iampriteshdesai:
It is true that the user would lose his data installing the way that I gave her the disc, however, that is the case for both Ubuntu _and_ Windows. I was checking how hard an Ubuntu install is compared to a Windows install, not checking how a person would migrate a Windows computer to Ubuntu.

By: VD

VD — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:21:11 +0000

Well I guess installing linux has become far more simple then when I came about first sight of it in about 2000 (some Suse 6.something if I recall correct). If you dont have to alien a hardware like TV-, SCSI- or video-editing card basically all should be working. I am impressed how the installation process has improved over the past years as I tried out one or another live-CD. My favorite so far has been Ubuntu which I found out to have great support (at least in german) from various websources.

By: iampriteshdesai

iampriteshdesai — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:33:33 +0000

You should tell them that if they install Linux this way they will burn away all their data. A better way would be to use Wubi

By: Dotan Cohen

Dotan Cohen — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:25:59 +0000

Last year I did an experiment: I gave the mother in law a legal XP disc and a legal Ubuntu 7.04 disc. I convinced her to install them, just so that I could see where she had difficulties. The only difficulty that she had with Ubuntu was entering the username and password on first boot that she had set up in the install. In XP, she couldn’t even enter the serial number correctly. I was tempted to help her to she where else she would get stuck, but it didn’t matter so I didn’t.

By: Genisis

Genisis — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:54:19 +0000

@Marc DUDE! Lighten up a little. Ok, it might true that wireless is a little harder to get going on Linux. It might be a drawback. However, paying $150 to $350 for an OS is a larger drawback IMO! Also, There is WAY more support for Linux in the updates and fixes, without needing to “authenticate” a license every time. Hmmm…might I add NOT needing anti-virus on every box that is loaded with Linux as well. The one small drawback of needing to do a 15min change to get (some) wireless cards working is a VERY small price to pay for all the benefits of Linux.

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By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:51:56 +0000

Agree..

I installed Red Hat in just 1 hour…

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:18:53 +0000

Linux easier to install than linux? Are we talking about the same linux? I don’t recall having ACPI or wireless nightmares with Windows.

It’s less true with the lastest Ubuntu but you forgot to mention that you need to type commands in the prompt to recompile drivers just to get basic 3d hardware acceleration in most distributions.

Is it possible to at least talk about linux without being evangelistic and forget to mention the drawbacks?

By: Womble

Womble — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:29:51 +0000

@IanG

Asus particularly have been doing that with some of their mainboards for a while now.

By: IanG

IanG — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:16:51 +0000

I think new pc`s are going to have Linux onboard as an option to boot into before you get to your main operating system.

By: BRasulov

BRasulov — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:28:14 +0000

not complete mate
i think its better take one distro n show ppl how to install it with screenshots. i know there r lots of sites where ppl can find how-to-dos but dont u think u could be someone who is the inspiration for some newbies here in ghacks?