Off Topic - Windows XP and Linux

[Anupam Routh 2]

Greetings! Just curious. Any of the member of this newgroup is using Linux and Windows XP in the same computer? At age of 67 years, I am thinking of starting using Linux. I gather Linux is difficult to install. With thanks.

 

[NickyVandries Belgium]

works fine on the same computer

 

[Daniel Park]

Well not linux and windows but Apple and windows xp can switch back and forth with a simple emulator that emulates windows xp from the apple OS, works fine.

 

[Anupam Routh 2]

Greetings! HighLife

How do you install both operating system? Did you divide your hard drive and then install Linux? Please explain the process of installation you did to a newbe like myself? With thanks.

 

[Fer Echegaray]

What distribution of Linux are you planning to install?

Usually you partition the drive for each OS, the size depending on your needs for each one.

There are guides for dusl-boot setups depending on the boot loader you're going to use (elilo, grub, etc), and even XP has a way to allow you dual boot.



There are a ton of resources to get this setup working, consult the website of the distribution you are going to use (RedHat, SuSE, etc, etc) ot check the following:



http://tldp.org/

http://www.linux.org/lessons/

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=346942

 

[Dale Carlson]

arouth,



If you'd like to play around with Linux before you actually install it, it's possible to use what's called a "Live" CD (or DVD). Download the distro (or order the CD), burn it to disc, put the CD in your Windows computer, set your BIOS to boot from your CD player, and let'er go. There are several distros out there, but Knoppix (see the link below) may be the best known Live CD available. And best of all, it's FREE, and it comes with a ton of applications.



By the way, unless you have a third-party partition utility (like Partition Magic) to allow you to non-destructively create a space for a Linux installation, you'll have to wipe your hard drive (or install a second one), create the partitions, re-install Windows and then install Linux (or is it the other way around? I can't remember - there is a specific order).



Good luck, and have fun!