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| Thread ID: 137626 | 2014-07-31 06:33:00 | Couple more Linux question | ianhnz (4263) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1380408 | 2014-07-31 09:51:00 | Right so its another hdd. Well yup if you want anything in documents, you better copy them to something else. You wont see it again after you install linux | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1380409 | 2014-07-31 09:53:00 | Right so its another hdd. Well yup if you want anything in documents, you better copy them to something else. You wont see it again after you install linux What if I particion the drive, first? |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1380410 | 2014-07-31 09:55:00 | Well if its a separate hdd do it in setup when you go to install linux | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1380411 | 2014-07-31 09:57:00 | Well if its a separate hdd do it in setup when you go to install linux Thanks, Speedy, I look at it on the morrow. Good night :) |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1380412 | 2014-07-31 09:58:00 | Back in post one Ian said a netbook, what PC are you wanting to dual boot the desktop or the netbook? Linux can install inside a folder on Windows and create the dual boot, can't remember what the exact name for it is any more been a few years since I last did that. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1380413 | 2014-07-31 10:00:00 | I've yet to see a netbook with 2 hdd's Speedy. Back in post one Ian said a netbook. Linux can install inside a folder on Windows and create the dual boot, can't remember what the exact name for it is any more been a few years since I last did that. Sorry, what I meant is that I have Mint 17 running on a Netbook and like it. So now thinking about installing on desktop. |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1380414 | 2014-07-31 10:07:00 | Back in post one Ian said a netbook, what PC are you wanting to dual boot the desktop or the netbook? Linux can install inside a folder on Windows and create the dual boot, can't remember what the exact name for it is any more been a few years since I last did that. Wubi, not the best way of getting Ubuntu on though. Sorry, what I meant is that I have Mint 17 running on a Netbook and like it. So now thinking about installing on desktop. Whatever partition you install Linux Mint on will be wiped (the partition, not the whole drive). So if you wish to install it on your D drive, either remove any documents etc from D, or partition D so as to create a blank partition to install Mint on. When installing, the 'something else' installation option is what you'll want :) Are you creating a /home partition, or just a / partition? |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1380415 | 2014-07-31 10:15:00 | Wubi (that's the name) works well if you don't intend to remove the dual boot later, although it can be done | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1380416 | 2014-07-31 10:16:00 | Wubi, not the best way of getting Ubuntu on though. Whatever partition you install Linux Mint on will be wiped (the partition, not the whole drive). So if you wish to install it on your D drive, either remove any documents etc from D, or partition D so as to create a blank partition to install Mint on. When installing, the 'something else' installation option is what you'll want :) Are you creating a /home partition, or just a / partition? Not sure. Over tied now, so must off to bed. I'll look at it in the morning and report back... |
ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 1380417 | 2014-07-31 10:42:00 | Why not consider installing VirtualBox and a virtual install of Linux - for most situations this does the job and is a lot less likely to cause any disaster! | johnd (85) | ||
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