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07-Nov-2004, 02:48 PM #1
winxp vs linux
i am currently using win xp , but am considering installing a Linux distro, probably mandrake or mepis... any suggestions or problems that you may have encountered would be helpful
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07-Nov-2004, 03:15 PM #2
Problems will vary from person to person, machine to machine. When installing linux, the best policy is to just run with it, though I would probably dual boot just so that you always will have one working OS.
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07-Nov-2004, 03:16 PM #3
Mepis is a live CD, which could also be very very helpful. That way you can learn without installing.
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07-Nov-2004, 03:27 PM #4
The only drawback would be if you are heavily invested in Windows software.
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07-Nov-2004, 04:32 PM #5
Can't see one got anything to lose.

One can boot either XP or Windows and have both worlds. It is just 5Gb for a Linux partition + 1 Gb for a swap partition. Less than US$5 worth of hard disk storage.
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07-Nov-2004, 06:27 PM #6
i was thinking bout using something like mepis since it is a live cd, but if i wanted to install, should i de-install windows xp, or is it safe to install along side of xp?
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07-Nov-2004, 06:38 PM #7
You use a 3rd party software like Partition magic to squeeze empty space out of you XP partition. Say if you can get back 12Gb then create 2Gb partition for your Swap and 2 other partitions each 5Gb. Then you can install up to 2 Linux systems there, one Linux per partition.

During installation just tell the distro to go to the partition designated by you. Any Linux can co-exist with XP and fellow Linux and can be made to boot every system in your PC.

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09-Nov-2004, 03:19 AM #8
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Originally Posted by mikkell
i was thinking bout using something like mepis since it is a live cd, but if i wanted to install, should i de-install windows xp, or is it safe to install along side of xp?
you need tutorials, and a lot of time, before you go through something like this. I would suggest you know about things like partitions, boot sectors, and "de-installing"

Start with "Installing Linux on a dual-boot system" on google, and go from there.
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