XP/Ubuntu dual-boot

[Stephen W. Clarke]

Chris,

The torrent link is http://linuxtracker.org/torrents-details.php?id=4752

Stephen


On Tue, November 13, 2007 10:55, Stephen W. Clarke wrote:
> Chris,
>
>
> I cannot speak to the iPod issue, however, I use a laptop with the
> XP/Ubuntu dual boot set-up as you describe. The lastest version of Ubuntu
> is 7.10 and I like to download from linuxtorrent.org or from the download
> link at distrowatch.com.
>
> When I first set up my laptop I installed XP first and created 4
> partitions with the XP setup utility. (I have one partition for XP, one
> partition for Ubuntu, one partition for a swap space and a fourth
> partition for data storage that is accessible from both XP and Ubuntu.
>
> Once XP was installed on I installed Ubuntu to the partition I had set
> aside for it and the grub automatically allows me to choose the OS at boot
>  time.
>
> Stephen
>
>
>
> On Tue, November 13, 2007 10:41, Chris Aitken wrote:
>
>> I'm thinking of installing XP and Ubuntu as a dual-boot on my
>> daughter's machine. Her birthday is less than two weeks away. I want to
>> be able to have her iPod work for her. I hope Craig and Joe won't take
>> this as an invitation to discontinue the iPod/gtkpod installation on my
>> fedora 7 computer. I'd like to keep on with that. This is just a
>> contingency. As repulsive as it is to me, I hear the iPod will magically
>> work under XP. It sounds like it has a better chance working under
>> Ubuntu (than fedora 7) as
>> well. I've been wanting to try a debian-based system for some time. I
>> hear that Ubuntu is a nice safe place for fedora chickens like me to
>> start with debian-based OSs.
>>
>> So, just to be clear: I'm not giving up on fedora 7 (it is on my
>> production machine for our business so I can't get rid of it lightly),
>> but I want to try an XP/Ubuntu dual-boot on my daughter's machine.
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. What is the latest stable version of Ubuntu and what a good site to
>> get the iso from? 2. Is it best to install XP or Ubuntu first.
>>
>>
>> Chris
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CANADA

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