The Linux desktop: Dual booting, drivers and printers
If you want to set up a Windows/Linux dual-boot on a laptop, Peter van der Linden, author of Peter van der Linden's Guide to Linux, suggests installing Windows first. Windows will overwrite any pre-existing boot loaders, then you will be free to install Linux.
In this interview, van der Linden, SearchOpensource.com's Linux desktop expert, describes how to set up a dual-boot for adding different flavors of Linux to the same laptop and how to make Windows and Linux play well on the same laptop. He also suggests an Internet resource for setting up Linux drivers on a laptop.
Can you offer some advice for users interested in creating a dual-boot with Windows on a pre-loaded Linux laptop?
Peter van der Linden: In contrast to Linux, Windows does not play nicely with other operating systems present on the same partition. Windows will blithely install its own boot loader on top of any pre-existing one you are using. For this reason, Windows needs to be installed first, followed by the less destructive Linux installs.
In the case of a Lenovo Thinkpad, back up your data, locate the Lenovo system restore CD, repartition the disk, install Windows and then re-install Linux.
Can users install two Linux distros, like Red Hat and SUSE, side-by-side with no problems?
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