[ubuntu-in] Ubuntu and Archlinux Dual boot

[C S Shyam Sundar]

My responses inline -

2010/4/25 NARENDRA DIWATE <narendra.diwate at gmail.com>

> Hi
>
> I have been using Linux for the past 5 years, Opensuse initially, then
> ubuntu, both dual boot with WinXP. I moved permanently to Ubuntu about 1.5
> years ago. I like to keep my System upto date and hence that has involved
> upgrading the OS every 6 months.
>
> I would like to put an end to this 6 monthly upgrade madness by moving to a
> rolling release, i.e Arch initially dual booting with Ubuntu.
>
> Now pl help with these few Q's:
> 1. Is this a good Idea at all for a guy not very comfortable with command
> line (but can live with it if needed) inspite of a 5 year linux Exp?
>
2. Though Arch is considered the best Rolling release, is it the best choice
> for a guy like me? Are there any beginner friendly oned out there? Chakra is
> still Alpha so not so comfortable. Frankly the Arch Documentation and Wiki
> are the most comprehensive and well thought out i have seen in the recent
> past.
>

Arch, Gentoo are distributions which are suitable for people who like to be
bleeding edge. The PRO's are usually, optimized binaries and you are not
dumped with a vendor's choice, and you can install what you exactly want.
The CON's are - If something breaks, you'd be spending time fixing it and
you would not have much of support like Debian/Ubuntu. Gentoo is superior
when it comes to performance. IMHO years of experience does matter to an
extent, and since I dont know what you did these 5 years, I cant comment
much.

My opinion, if you want performance, bleeding edge stuff, install
Gentoo/Funtoo/Arch. If you want stability, install Debian/Mint ( an ubuntu
variant, but more stable ).


> 3. If I can go ahead which should be installed first? Remember dual booting
> with WinXP, XP is always installed first. Ubuntu comes with GRUB2, Arch with
> GRUB Old. Naturally the Rolling release will stay, while the other OS might
> change.
>

IMHO - If you are not playing games in XP., install linux alone and then
install Virtual Box or VMWare player and then install XP inside that.


> 4. All my Data with live in separate partitions not along with any OS. So
> Which FS type is better - EXT3 or EXT4. No WinXP, so no need of NTFS. In
> addition it is backed up to a USB Hard Disk.
>

Ext3 is fine. It is time tested and stable. You have free FS drivers which
allows them to be accessible in either OS. Another important thing is have
your /home folder as a separate partition.


>
> Regards
>
> Narendra Diwate
>
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-- Shyam
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