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Linux and Windows98SE
Name: Valarie StClair Date: December 9, 2003 at 02:33:41 Pacific OS: Windows98SE CPU/Ram: 1.7 Celleron/512MB
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Can I install Linux along with Windows98SE in my computer and switch back and fourth between them???
Name: Balram Adlakha Date: December 9, 2003 at 03:29:45 Pacific
Reply:
Sure you can install a "Linux System" and switch back and fourth between windows and the "Linux System".
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Response Number 2
Name: 3Dave Date: December 9, 2003 at 06:34:00 Pacific
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Easiest way is to have windoze installed first and then install linux. Depending on your distro, it should detect windoze on your computer and create an entry in it's boot loader (either grub or lilo) allowing you to choose which OS you want to boot.
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Response Number 3
Name: drake Date: December 9, 2003 at 11:35:28 Pacific
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another option is a bootable cdrom version
(entire operating system runs off cdrom not harddrive) knoppix -need 250 mb ram damm small linux - 16 mb ram
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Response Number 4
Name: Valarie StClair Date: December 9, 2003 at 15:26:07 Pacific
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Where can I get the bootable CD Rom??That sounds like the simpilist solution!!
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Response Number 5
Name: ivansv Date: December 10, 2003 at 09:27:49 Pacific
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u can download the distro and make an iso cd, or the easiest buy the distro from a place like cheapbytes.com and install. there are many distros, mandrake, fedora, etc. mandrake is easy to install. try to find instructions for dual booting with 98, its easy once u get the hang of it, but it can be testy if you select the wrong distribution, i assume you are a newbie since you ask this Q.
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Response Number 6
Name: 3Dave Date: December 11, 2003 at 09:04:05 Pacific
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Where can I get the bootable CD Rom?
You can download most distros from www.linuxiso.org. Probably the most popular "live" CD is knoppix, but there are others as well like gentoo, gnoppix (like knoppix but uses gnome instead of KDE) and SuSE.
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Response Number 7
Name: pete Date: December 11, 2003 at 12:49:50 Pacific
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go for hard drive based (if you have room) and use lilo but be careful not to wipe the mbr out from windbloze
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