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Title: How to switch to linux.
Post by: demonweb on January 19, 2011, 05:12:40 PM

Okay I want to switch from Windows to Linux, but I don't know how to. Do I have to do something special with the hard drive or something like that?

Title: Re: How to switch to linux.
Post by: Demosthenes on January 19, 2011, 05:45:08 PM

Yes. You have to install Linux on it.  :)

Title: Re: How to switch to linux.
Post by: demonweb on January 19, 2011, 05:49:33 PM

Quote from: Demosthenes on January 19, 2011, 05:45:08 PM

Yes. You have to install Linux on it.  :)

That's it? Could I still switch to Windows 7 if I wished?

Title: Re: How to switch to linux.
Post by: p5ych0t3ch on January 19, 2011, 05:56:57 PM

If you want a dual-boot system (dont know why you would) you would leave windows on the HDD and create a separate partition for Linux.

Title: Re: How to switch to linux.
Post by: Demosthenes on January 19, 2011, 07:01:14 PM

Moved to the technology forum, where this discussion belongs.

Title: Re: How to switch to linux.
Post by: Clear_Runway on January 19, 2011, 09:03:37 PM

do you know how to boot a system from the disk drive?

if you can do that, you can use Linux without even installing it on your computer. well, most Linux. any distro you would be interested in, most likely.

Title: Re: How to switch to linux.
Post by: Chris on January 20, 2011, 12:40:39 AM

What you did there, I see that.

Title: Re: How to switch to linux.
Post by: Demosthenes on January 20, 2011, 10:27:41 AM

Quote from: Chris on January 20, 2011, 12:40:39 AM

What you did there, I see that.

 :-D

Title: Re: How to switch to linux.
Post by: Min on January 21, 2011, 08:45:45 AM

Did you read this thread (http://www.geekforum.org/index.php/topic,8107.0.html)?  There seems to be some good info in it.  There may be other threads on the topic as well.  Search for them.