I m using a P4 with Windows 2000 Professional and am intrigued by Linux. Is it possible for me to use the existing machine to load a Linux based OS?
2006-09-20 16:31:56 · 9 answers · asked by Wallgod 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
You can even do it without installing Linux. Search around a few distributions for something called a LiveCD. This is typically a demo version of that distribution, so you can get the look and general feel. It runs without installing anything on the hard drive.
A couple to try are
Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/download (the install CD is a LiveCD)
Knoppix http://www.knoppix.org/ (click on the US/UK flag for the english page)
Mandriva http://www.mandriva.com/en/download/otherdownloads/move
Mandriva has been known to be easy for first-timers; it was the first Linux I used (it was called Mandrake then).
2006-09-20 16:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by mahgri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello
yes you can burn liunx on to a CD (r) or a DVD (R) then put the linux cd in the drive .close off the auto run window when it starts up
restart the pc it will boot up from that linux cd
then your have 2 options
1:install
2: just run
it is best to not install linux over your other windows os . you can run linux from the cd . when you want to go back to your other windows os just restart the pc and as it is starting up remove the linux cd .from the drive then your system will boot up back to windows 2000 . if you install linux over windows 2000 your going to run into some big problems . so its best if you just run linux from the cd i have done this my self and linux works fine .i have not install linux over my windows os.for one reason . linux is not as good is windows
2006-09-20 23:40:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can also use VMware, which runs in Windows and lets you run a second OS within a virtual environment ("virtual machine"). Check out http://www.vmware.com to get the VMware Player, which is free. Download and install that, then go to http://petruska.stardock.net/software/VMware.html , scroll to the bottom, and download/install VMXBuilder (also free). You will use this software to create your virtual machine. You can then install any Linux distribution you like onto the virtual machine by burning a bootable install CD, and inserting it into your computer's CD drive. Then simply open the virtual machine you've created in VMware Player, and follow the appropriate steps to install Linux to the virtual machine.
2006-09-20 23:42:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you can start SMALL linux flavors which are just a one-cd LiveCD bootable such as Feather Linux, DSL (Damn Small Linux), or Puppy Linux, where all fit even on small cd. Then, later if you're ready, you can use BIG linuxes such as UBUNTU or even FEDORA CORE (see link to dual boot ubuntu with xp).
You can even boot linux flavors from USB Flash (see link for Feather Linux).
2006-09-20 23:47:36 · answer #4 · answered by VBACCESSpert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A product called Partition Magic lets you separate a hard drive into two separately bootable areas. You can put Linux on one, and Windows on the other. Communication between the two file systems may be a problem.
2006-09-20 23:34:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. Partition the HD and have multiple boots (Partition magic, or most Linux releases will help you).
2. Virtual Machine
3. Minix
2006-09-20 23:40:40 · answer #6 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes i have linux on my computer and im using windows xp
2006-09-20 23:39:43 · answer #7 · answered by jettalady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use a LiveCD. Just go to your setup when you restart, and set BIOS to take CD-ROM before hard drive.
It sounds complicated, but it's pretty easy to figure it out.
2006-09-20 23:40:57 · answer #8 · answered by x q 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.geocities.com/epark/linux/grub-w2k-HOWTO.html
2006-09-20 23:33:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋