View Source: DualBooting - Waikato Linux Users Group

You are viewing an old revision of this page. View the current version.

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 ([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.)
-----
[1] normally two, hence 'dual', though this practise refers to any number greater than one.

3 pages link to DualBooting:

Version 2, saved on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:13:23 pm by DanielLawson

Edit PageHistory Diff Info LikePages