Tri-booting

[Pwnbroker]

Ok, i want to run Vista, XP Pro, and Ubuntu. Other than the obvious needing 3 partitions, etc, how would I go about this. Install Vista first, then XP, then Ubuntu. Will it work? Does Ubuntu use grub2 or something else?

 

[Aberforth]

install XP first then vista

 

[Hyperblaze]

What I would recommend is XP, then Vista, then Linux.

Have fun configuring the boot loader though.

 

[bersl2]

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze
What I would recommend is XP, then Vista, then Linux.

Have fun configuring the boot loader though.

Why? If Vista installs its bootloader in the first sector of its partition, like XP does, then chainloading through GRUB is just a matter of choosing the correct partition.

 

[imported_eppenoire]

Yeah its not that hard to do....here is a guide: http://lifehacker.com/software/ubuntu/h...windows-xp-vista-and-ubuntu-193474.php Grub gave me a bit of hassle on my first try, but I have been running a triple book for almost a month now.

 

[Pwnbroker]

Is anybody else surprised that Microsoft hasn't tried to make their license say you can't install other oses in conjunction with windows?

 

[bersl2]

Originally posted by: Pwnbroker
Is anybody else surprised that Microsoft hasn't tried to make their license say you can't install other oses in conjunction with windows?

If that were not a violation of anti-trust law, I don't know what would be.

 

[ForumMaster]

Originally posted by: Pwnbroker
Is anybody else surprised that Microsoft hasn't tried to make their license say you can't install other OSes in conjunction with windows?

how would they be able to do that? they would get sued into oblivion. this is beyond stifling competition by including a media player and an Internet browser with the OS. this is making it illegal. how would they be able to do that?

 

[Nothinman]

Ok, i want to run Vista, XP Pro, and Ubuntu. Other than the obvious needing 3 partitions, etc, how would I go about this. Install Vista first, then XP, then Ubuntu. Will it work? Does Ubuntu use grub2 or something else?

Nothing uses GRUB2 yet, AFAIK. But you'll be much better off with something like VMWare Server or Virtual Server, rebooting to use the other OSes just isn't worth it.