You should get a completely different hard drive to put Linux on, if you're serious about using it. It's not for the faint of heart, though. There is a way to set up your machine for "dual booting," that is having it ask you which OS you want to use every time you restart. Try looking that up in your search engine of choice.
dual booting. good tip. Why would I want to get a completely different hard drive for Linux though? Would that be just in case a lot of my applications don't like Linux?
As soon as I get a job that pays, I'm gonna buy a new computer. Then I'm gonna spend a lot of money legitamizing my software. Then, with your suggestion, I'll put Linux on my old hard drive. How's that for a plan?
you'd want to have a different hard drive for Linux a) for organisational purpouses -- you don't keep your machine tools in the same drawer as your underwear, do you? and b) for OS purpouses -- the two different OSes use different formats for their filing systems. Things might be different now, but "back in the day" Linux OSes couldn't read Windows files, and vice versa, at least not without special translating software.
More simply put, it's like Windows is from Canada and Linux is from Japan -- they speak different languages. And, as you say, a lot of your applications might not like Linux. Indeed, applications written for Windows will not run directly under Linux, and may not have been ported over, either.
Linux is a completely different oS hun.. you cant share files and applications and drivers because the kernel is 100% different. It would be like moving yourself to China but never ever learning the language or currency or laws. You'd be homeless, on the street or in jail REAL quick.
You have 2 options.. dual boot (which is what i do and works great) or wipe your hard drive.
yeah, i already knew Linux is completely different. I figured I'd have to erase my hard drive to install it. I don't know anything about dual booting, but I don't plan to have too much fun experimenting with my comp until I get a new one. So I have a while to decide whether I want to dual boot or just go with Linux all the way.
Here is some stuff I don't know though: So why do you (personally) use both Linux and Windows? Which do you like better? I know that software is generally Windows oriented-- do you have problems with software not liking Linux? Do Microsoft programs want you to use Windows?
Well.. software isnt really windows oriented hun. Software is made for the OS it is suppossed to work with. I use no windows software at all on my Linux. Everything either came with my install or i got as open source software on the net. I use Linux because windows blows and is highly unstable. Once you get LInux working, it stays working. (i also use Mandrake as my linux os)
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As soon as I get a job that pays, I'm gonna buy a new computer. Then I'm gonna spend a lot of money legitamizing my software. Then, with your suggestion, I'll put Linux on my old hard drive. How's that for a plan?
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More simply put, it's like Windows is from Canada and Linux is from Japan -- they speak different languages. And, as you say, a lot of your applications might not like Linux. Indeed, applications written for Windows will not run directly under Linux, and may not have been ported over, either.
Your plan sounds great :)
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You have 2 options.. dual boot (which is what i do and works great) or wipe your hard drive.
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Here is some stuff I don't know though:
So why do you (personally) use both Linux and Windows? Which do you like better? I know that software is generally Windows oriented-- do you have problems with software not liking Linux? Do Microsoft programs want you to use Windows?
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