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Flipping the Linux switch: Countdown to the dual boot

downloadsquad.com — "I have been a Linux user for quite some time... My husband is a Windows user, but Windows irritates him on regular basis. He has said (for years) he'd be happy to use Linux for internet and document creation, but he can't part with a couple of games. Now, the time has come. He is ready. How did he reach this conclusion?"

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  • knight666, on 08/21/2008, -1/+2How to dualboot (Windows installed first):

    Get a gparted iso: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ (if your distro has gparted replace this with "Boot up from your Live CD")
    Select the harddrive to partition, make sure there's at least 5 GB of space for Linux (10 is recommended)
    Boot from the Live CD of your choice.
    Install.
    Reboot, see if both operating systems are recognized.
    If preferred, change "/boot/grub/menu.lst" and set the Windows partition to "makeactive". This means you boot to Windows, unless you specify Linux.

    The other way around is a little harder, because Windows sucks at fancy pants "leaving the MBR intact" and "not sucking".

    After installing Windows, boot from a Live CD.
    Open a terminal, type "sudo grub"
    -> root (hd0,0)
    -> setup (hd0)
    -> quit
    -> exit
    Boot into delicious restored GRUB.

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