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    Question on Dual booting.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by marmaduke, Apr 29, 2009.

  1. marmaduke

    marmaduke Notebook Geek

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    I have a Dell D620 laying around. Planning on getting a cheap 200Gig hard drive. Would like to dual boot Windows XP and Ubuntu 9.04.

    Was thinking of partioning 120Gig for Windows and 80Gig for Ubuntu. Give or take. Where would I start? Which OS gets installed first? Do I have to do anything manually once they are both installed or is it all automatic?
    Thanks.
     
    marmaduke, Apr 29, 2009
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Ever heard of search???

    Instal XP first, then Linux.

    You may want to have 3 partitions - one for XP, one for Linux, one for data - makes sharing files easier if you wanted too...

    I believe Linux will need unpartitioned space for the installation.
     
    DetlevCM, Apr 29, 2009
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  3. marmaduke

    marmaduke Notebook Geek

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    Have you? :rolleyes: :p

    Search works almost as well as being able to read.
    I asked about Ubuntu 9.04. Everywhere I've looked, its all the older OS's. Ubuntu 6, or Ubuntu 7.04, or Ubuntu whatever. I just want to make sure I can install 9.04 the same way web sites mention installing 6.06.

    As a matter of fact, I found this web site...

    http://fosswire.com/post/2008/7/dual-boot-ubuntu-with-windows-vistaxp-with-printable-guide/

    If I can use the same insturctions for installing 9.04, I'm all set.
     
    marmaduke, Apr 29, 2009
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  4. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    Ubuntu has a partition manager on install so do XP first, then Linux

    yes search is your friend: nbrsearch
     
    yuio, Apr 29, 2009
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  5. marmaduke

    marmaduke Notebook Geek

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    Never mind. Its not worth it.

    Thanks for the help.
     
    marmaduke, Apr 29, 2009
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  6. beige

    beige Notebook Deity

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    u will need 4 partitions , and install xp 1st
    -one for xp 20gb
    -one for linux 10gb
    -one for linux swap 5gb
    -one for ur data (the big one ) you can access it on both linux and xp 165 gega
    i think this will be a good combination :)
    pm me if u need more info
     
    beige, Apr 29, 2009
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  7. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    I tend to do 20-40 each for Windows and Linux, the rest for shared files. In some versions of Linux, the installer will take a large partition and make an extended partition with swap, root, and home. I have not used Ubuntu, so your millage might vary.

    Install XP first. The Linux installer does a much better job of working with Windows than the other way around.
     
    KimoT, Apr 29, 2009
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  8. Rob41

    Rob41 Team Pirate Control

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    It can get a little overwhelming sometimes for those wanting to keep it simple.

    Hey marmaduke,

    Here is a very simple set of guides for you to follow:

    http://apcmag.com/popular_howtos.htm

    Read through the descriptions and decide which OS you want to install first.

    Good luck and have fun!
     
    Rob41, Apr 29, 2009
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    volksengineering Newbie

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    volksengineering, May 1, 2009
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