Ubuntu-Chicago dual install with windows

[Eric O'Neal]

The only complication with a dual-boot is that you will have to find a way
to resize your Windows XP partition.  Risky business if you're on NTFS -- I
usually just backup my data and reinstall Windows on a smaller partition
that doesn't take up the whole disk.  Once you have Windows on a partition
that doesn't take up the whole disk, the rest is smooth sailing.

SigmaX

On 8/23/06, Rich Johnson <nixternal at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 23 August 2006 11:15, brian hunt wrote:
> > Sirs and Madams<
> >
> >                          I allready have xp installed..Whats the skinny
> on
> > a dual install? Im really intrested and a fairly competent pc user but ,
> > have a limited amount of time and patience!  Is it true I can try Ubuntu
> > without blowing the doors off my xp install? How hard is it to do a dual
> > boot?  Can I do it without a reformat?
> > thanks a lot for your time
> >                                        sincerely,
> > Brian Hunt
> > North Adams,MA
>
> Brian,
>
> Thanks for the email. If you are interested in "Just" trying Ubuntu, then
> you
> are in luck. Yes it is true that you don't have to "blow the doors off" of
> any install, as long as you download the Desktop CD Edition. This allows
> you
> to boot from the CD. You would select "Install" of course, but don't
> worry,
> if it goes to the Log-in Screen, then you are fine, if you get a blue
> window
> full of text pop up, then you grabbed the wrong version, but of course I
> won't allow that to happen, so I will provide you links to the downloads.
> Also look at the Desktop CD as a Live CD, which gives you that "try before
> you buy" kind of feature.
>
> Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.com) uses the GNOME Desktop Environment.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ubuntu Desktop CD - for a typical x86 machine use the following:
>
> http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/ubuntu-releases/6.06/ubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-i386.iso
>
> Ubuntu Desktop CD - for an AMD 64 bit machine use the following:
>
> http://spout.ussg.indiana.edu/linux/ubuntu-releases/6.06/ubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-amd64.iso
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Kubuntu (www.kubuntu.org) uses the K Desktop Environment (KDE)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Kubuntu Desktop CD - for a typical x86 machine use the following:
>
> http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/ubuntu-releases/kubuntu/6.06/kubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-i386.iso
>
> Kubuntu Desktop CD - for an AMD 64 bit machine use the following:
>
> http://ftp.ussg.iu.edu/linux/ubuntu-releases/kubuntu/6.06/kubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-amd64.iso
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> There is also Edubuntu (www.edubuntu.org) which is an educational version,
> perfect for children. Then there is Xubuntu (www.xubuntu.com) which is
> perfect for those old Pentium 1, 2, and 3's that aren't the fastest
> machines
> in the world. If you are interested in any of those, just make sure you
> select the "Desktop" or "Live" CD for your download. Alternate CD is for
> installation only, and is in a text format, definitely not what you want.
>
> I hope this helps you out. If you have any questions, please feel free to
> contact Ubuntu Chicago with more questions. Thanks you!
>
> http://chi.ubuntu-us.org - Ubuntu Chicago Local Community Team
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