Mike Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Has anybody set up there system to dual boot into Vista and Ubuntu Linux? If so, what are the advantages of having Linux? Im contemplating doing this to see how Linux is but I just dont know. Any advice or info is good. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I've got instructions on how to do it, but I don't know about how well it works. A lot of people do it though: [url="http://howtoforge.com/dual_boot_windows_xp_vista_ubuntu_feisty"]http://howtoforge.com/dual_boot_windows_xp...a_ubuntu_feisty[/url] Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Ive decided to just do straight Ubuntu. Dual Boot would slow my system down to much. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Dual boot is unlikely to slow down your system at all... I've had dual boot systems for ages and never had a problem. Ubuntu is the way to go. All you need to do is create a seperate partition to install it on , or use a live cd. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Idk...I hate windows with a passion. Vista is crap. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBMan9000 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I personally like Vista better than any flavor of linux, but I would just like to add that you should try out other flavors of linux before you make Ubuntu your permanent one. I liked the Suse distribution better than Ubuntu because it was more geared to the things we were doing in our research lab. For me, Ubuntu just felt like it came with its training wheels on and they were a hassle to take off. Still, my ATI video card had something to say about me using linux at home, and the other reasons for why I like standardized Microsoft OS's better is a matter for a different thread entirely. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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