Instalation of linux?

Question

hi
Can i install linux and as well as windows using partiting in harddisk.if possible how can do ? and what are the system requirements ?Please tell me about this.

Answer 1

yes u can.
u can have the normal system requirements.
first install windows on ur computer and have some space without partitioning.
now install linux on ur computer and follow the installation wizard and it'll take care of that.

Answer 2

Yes, you can. Install windows first and while installing put the some free space in your disk. Keep it as a free partiion. Now when you install linux, use this partition for linux. All the booting things will be automatically done by the linux booter. Everytime you restart you can get the option of booting for windows or linux.
This was the traditional approach. But nowdays there is a new concept called virtualization. On the same matchine at the same time, you can have two OSs. There is Xen software which came wit h Suse 10. Just give it a try.

Answer 3

To put it in a simple way I would say first install Windows, and during partitioning of the HDD Leave some space unpartitioned. incase you already have Windows installed on your complete HDD. Then you can empty one partition on your HDD (Say D Drive) The go to My Computer manage and Delete the partition. you'll have unpartitioned space in your HDD. You can now Install Linux Version of your choice on this unpartitioned space. The Linux installer will take care of the Multiple OS booting.

Most of the Linux Distributions can be installed as a file on the windows partition itself. Incase you are not sure about how to partition and stuff you can use this option. it is less hassles but the performance might get downgraded... not that you'll feel it a lot... It is the best way to try installing Linux.

There are some versions of linux that come with a live CD ROM. You can directly run Linux from the CD without installing anything. That is also a cool option for you to try Linux...

Answer 4

First... you need a "clean" hard drive, (otherwise you might get problems)

Using Fdisk, set up a partition for windows, (NOT the entire disk!)
Install windows.

Using the Linux disc, set up AT LEAST 2 additional partitions for linux, (1 for the OS and 1 for "Swap"). The swap partition should be at least 50% larger than the amount of RAM in you system.
Install Linux.

When you install the Linux, the installer will "see" the windows and ask you about a "dual boot".

I have several systems. (9 total at this time). One has Dos, Windows, and 3 different Linuxs on a 20Gb HD! (This shows the possiblities but can NOT be set up automatically. Requires some programing knowledge.)

Answer 5

The answers above me are very good, but most deal with repartioning and clean installs. If you've already allocated all your had disk space to Windows, you don't need to format and repartition to install Linux. Get a copy of partition magic:

www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/

And use it to create two new partitions. One with a few GBs of space and other one typically about 500MBs. The former will be the partition where you need to install linux and the latter is your swap. I usually do the same when someone asks me to install linux on their already Window-zed computer. It works fine with Red Hat.

Answer 6

Yes, it's called a dual-boot system. I'd install windows first, then Linux. GRUB will handle keeping track of your other installations. Also, you'll need to install everything on separate partitions.

Answer 7

relies upon on what distro you employ. i exploit empathy for msn chats, it helps each and all of the suitable chats, yet... i did a command interior the terminal: "apt-cache seek amsn" and it confirmed that for ubuntu it incredibly is interior the repositories, so which you are able to objective beginning off up a terminal (in all probability in purposes > upload-ons> terminal) and typing "sudo apt-get deploy amsn" that ought to do it, it's going to ask to your device password, and can ask you while you're incredibly effective you opt to place in, if it does type y and enter. it's going to quickly acquire and deploy it for you. could additionally use synaptic and seek for amsn on it, then deploy from there, it incredibly is a graphical front end for apt-get. (assuming you employ a linux version that makes use of synaptic, yet each and all of the suitable distros have /some/ style of kit handler like this)

Answer 8

ubuntu and kubuntu are very good about partitioning a drive with a NFTS (XP) file system already on it as long as their is room - have seen disasterous results from Symphony and Gentoo distros.

http://www.ubuntu.com or http://kubuntu.com

Answer 9

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