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by labeeb xaman on March 11th, 2008

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Can I install ubunto or redhat or any other linux operating system with windows XP installed? Any site that could get me started? I've never used any other OS but windows

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  • by m4dman on March 11th, 2008

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    you could install one of those *nix dostro's ut if your new to linux i might suggest using something more noob friendly.. such as PCLinuxOS or Mepis. as far as dual booting a computer is easy .. just make sure you pay attention when you partition you HDD. if you want to do it in windows and have Partition Tragic... err I mean Partition Magic. you can resize from in windows. but most linux distro's that are a live cd all have partitoning software. I think PCLinuxOS is really easy for first timer to linux. Just burn the iso to cd-r and reboot system from cd rom or dvd rom drive then log in as root and set up partitions. i think all new linux distro's now use Journalised file systems. meaning in case of power loss your computer doesn't get hosed from an improper shutdown..

    http://www.PCLinuxOS.com PCLINUXOS great starter distro
    http://www.mepis.org also great starter distro
    both have a huge list of available software.. and it is free

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  • by Anon y mouse on March 11th, 2008

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    If you mean a dual boot system, yes you can. This site will walk you through the process:

    http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/05/08/dual-boot-laptop.html

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