How would I do it? with separate harddrives?
2006-06-19 11:15:50 · 7 answers · asked by mike d 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Yes
2006-06-19 11:19:06 · answer #1 · answered by Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ofcourse. Partition your harddrive and install Lilo in your boot sector when you install linux.
BTW, if you have 2 harddrives, I would recommend parittioning the smaller for your OS and program files, and use the second to store data. That way you can easily start with a new OS from scratch if you need to without having to move files around.
And if you are new to linux, start with a live CD version...you dont need to actually install anything but it gives ou a chance to play around with a complete working linux system. Slax is a good one: http://www.slax.org/
2006-06-19 18:19:04 · answer #2 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I'm running both on this computer.
I'd suggest you get a live CD from www.ubuntu.com (it's free) and practice using Linux if you're not already familiar with it. if you are, then use the CD to install the Linux. It will walk you through a partitioning process.
In simple terms, you can divide (partition) one hard drive into 2 or more hard drives electronically. My laptop has a 60GB hard drive. By partitioning it, I gave 30GB to Windows XP and 30GB to Linux. I can switch between the two operating systems.
Hope this helps.
2006-06-19 18:21:32 · answer #3 · answered by Angry C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely
The boot loader (usually part of the linux files you download/buy) will usually prompt you for exactly that during the install
You can run it on the same HD as xp (when you install linux it can repartition the drive to make room for itself and share the drive) or you can install on a second drive and just make sure the boot loader points to the windows boot file (usually defaults just fine)
the specifics of the install process depend on your linux distribution.
2006-06-19 18:21:56 · answer #4 · answered by DU|U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. You can partition a single harddrive or do it with multiple ones. I do not know the specifics of setting it up, but know people that have done this.
2006-06-19 18:19:15 · answer #5 · answered by B R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! You'll need to configure a dual boot! Since you'll be using Linux and XP it's best to use GRUB as your boot manager!
2006-06-19 18:23:17 · answer #6 · answered by agent-X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont believe so
2006-06-19 18:19:17 · answer #7 · answered by jmanyo7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋