Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic DualBoot - Linux and Windows... Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]EarthEmpire[/m] at 2:41 pm on Sep. 12, 2008[quote]I use Linux at university and I have to program a robot hand in Linux. I have Windows. So I figured I would make my computer dual boot. How hard is it to do? I'm not a noob at computer things, but I'm a noob at Linux, so any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post EarthEmpire Posted at 2:41 pm on Sep. 12, 2008 I use Linux at university and I have to program a robot hand in Linux. I have Windows. So I figured I would make my computer dual boot. How hard is it to do? I'm not a noob at computer things, but I'm a noob at Linux, so any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Replies climber783 Posted at 10:14 am on Sep. 13, 2008 Dual boots are pretty simple, especially with most of the newer distros such as ubuntu.  There is a partition editor built into the installer so you can set aside space for both operating systems.  A couple years ago I was new to linux, and I set it up within an hour fairly easily. espresso8097 Posted at 3:01 pm on Sep. 12, 2008 It is very easy, just resize the windows partition to a bit smaller and tell it to install in the free space.  Ubuntu is easy (Fedora is just about as easy, just the rest takes a little more work). Eclipse2005 Posted at 2:51 pm on Sep. 12, 2008 I reccomend Kubuntu. It's stable, and resemble's Vista in a way. AIM me if you decide to go Kubuntu. I'll walk you through the install process ampamp Posted at 2:48 pm on Sep. 12, 2008 Try Wubi first, then if you like it, install Ubuntu. It's probably the best bet for a new Linux user, it's terribly easy to install and use. If you computer can handle it, download VMware Player, and an Ubuntu image (from the same site as the VMware player), and you can tool around it in through Windows first. drifting Posted at 2:45 pm on Sep. 12, 2008 Set off a partition. Depending on your distro, you could just let it run set-up. If you are going to use an Ubuntu based distro, then you could set it up with Wubi, and you wouldnt even have to format or partition anything. Eclipse2005 Posted at 2:43 pm on Sep. 12, 2008 All you do is install with windows up and it automatically makes the bootloader for you. I have 1 hard drive, split into 2 NTFS partitions. Tri-Booting Vista, XP, and Kubuntu thisisrlywierd Posted at 2:42 pm on Sep. 12, 2008 i dont think its that hard u just split ur harddrive NOT LITERALLY digitally lol All 7 previous replies displayed.