fedora ubuntu dual boot

[Patton Echols]

On 09/17/2009 12:53 AM, freeburn wrote:
> i dont want to use virtual machine, i just want to dual boot,
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If that is what you want, you have been given some good suggestions.  
But hear me out on the VM issue.

One reason for a VM is to be able to  switch without a reboot.  I have 
become an advocate of virtualbox-puel  Sun has a repository for that 
version linked in the "download" page or you can DL a deb. The 
virtualbox-ose version is in the standard repos.  It is pretty darn 
slick and at least in my mind easier to install than a dual boot.

Another great thing about a VM is  that you do not in any way put your 
existing install at risk.  If you decide you have no use for fedora, 
then there is no uninstall, no reconfiguring of GRUB, nothing, you just 
delete the VM and it's disk image.  (Actually, vbox may do that last bit 
for you, i have not tried that yet).

I for one looked at VM with skepticism and thought the dual boot was the 
best / easiest way to go.  VBox was so easy I have totally changed my mind.


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> On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 12:49 +0530, Anshuman Manur wrote:
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>> wouldn't KVM be the more complicated option? a dual-boot is much
>> simpler, according to me.
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>> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Rakotomandimby Mihamina
>> <mihamina at gulfsat.mg> wrote:
>>         09/17/2009 10:34 AM, freeburn::
>>         > i currently have jaunty in my pc. i want to install fedora
>>         now. what
>>         > should be the procedure to follow?
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>>         Using virtual machine.
>>         What is your CPU hardware?
>>         _I_ would recommend:
>>         https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM
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