Differences between version 2 and predecessor to the previous major change of DualBooting.
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| Newer page: | version 2 | Last edited on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:13:23 pm | by DanielLawson | Revert |
| Older page: | version 1 | Last edited on Saturday, August 16, 2003 5:10:58 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
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Having more than one OperatingSystem installed on your computer's hard discs [1], with a method to choose which one at [Boot] time.
If you're new to [Linux], this is a really good way to get used to it.
-Loading Linux off a live CD ([Knoppix
] etc) isn't technically dual booting.
+Loading Linux off a live CD ([KnoppixLinux
] etc) isn't technically dual booting.
New Linux distributions like RedHatLinux and [Mandrake] make this really easy - some to the point of even resizing your MicrosoftWindows [Partition] for you to make space for a [Linux] partition - however, if nothing else, they will install their BootLoader in such a way that it can chain the Windows bootloader and give you a menu asking which operating system you'd like to start in.
After a while of dual booting, you'll find the default changes from "Windows" to "Linux", and that you never actually use your Windows setup unless you play games. :) (Gaming is the primary reason a lot of people keep their system DualBooting; however see GamingOnLinux or buy a console already.)
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[1] normally two, hence 'dual', though this practise refers to any number greater than one.
