How to: Dual Boot

[AMDPwred]

I'd like to dual boot Win2K Pro and RH Linux. What is the best way to do this? Also, will I need to reinstall Windows to do this?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Install Windows, install RedHat, make sure both boot. Not too hard. As long as you have free hard drive space for Linux you wouldnt have to reinstall Windows. I personally cant think of a good reason to dualboot unless you are developing software for multiple OSes, and even then seperate machines would be easier.

 

[AMDPwred]

I'd just like to be able to use Linux on my nice PC. I want to slowly make the transition over to Linux for as many things as I can. My work is trying to migrate over to Linux as much as possible.

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< I'd just like to be able to use Linux on my nice PC. I want to slowly make the transition over to Linux for as many things as I can. My work is trying to migrate over to Linux as much as possible. >>



Good luck. Dualbooting never really worked for me. I would stay in one OS or the other and just have some wasted space on my hard drive.

 

[AMDPwred]

But I need to feel very confortable in Linux before I can make a full move. I also like to play games alot, I hear Linux isn't too great for that. I don't have anything mission critical anyways, so if something goes wrong, oh well😉

 

[dsparks]

You can re-partition your HDD using a non-destructive Partitioner (ie: Partition Magic) and resize your Windows partition thus freeing up space for your Linux installation. That way you won't have to reinstall Windows.

 

[AndyHui]

FAQ: Using the Win2K boot loader to dual boot Linux and Win2K/WinXP

 

[sasa]

Try vmware - you won't have to do the dual boot at all.
I think it is the best idea if you want to migrate.
Another option is - try partitionless insatall of linux. AFAIK both mdk and rh support it.