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September 17th, 2015, 09:52 AM
#1
Running Linux and Windows 7
I am presently running Windows 7 Pro on my machine but I want to try Linux and run both operating systems.i have already saved Linux Mint cinnamon 64 bit on a partition of my hard drive and backed everything else up.
Now ,I am completely new at this so what do I do now in order to begin using Linux in my machine and be able to boot to either O.S.
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September 17th, 2015, 10:15 AM
#2
The first thing I would do is to try Linux out without installing it and changing anything on your computer which takes a bit of work to dual boot with Windows. You can create a bootable live Linux USB system and run it to see if you like it. It would be slower than it would be if installed directly on the hard drive but is a good fail safe way to explore Linux. USB 3.0 would be much faster than 2.0 of course if your computer is 3.0 capable.
https://www.google.ca/search?q=creat...+mint+live+usb
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September 17th, 2015, 10:46 AM
#3
Thank you very much ! I will try that first.
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September 17th, 2015, 04:26 PM
#4
Well here is one you may like., it is the only version of Ubuntu I like.
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...Lite-2-6-Final
AntiX-15 is what I am running right now.
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...iX-15-released
Lexar USB 3.0 at 8MB are what I use.
I use Unetbootin to make the bootable
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
I make a folder that I place both Unetbootin and the ISO that I download.
You can follow the intruction in the link.
Use F12, F11 on MSI motherboards, to access the boot menu to select the usb stick.
Live cd list 321 entries
http://livecdlist.com/
my information.
Code:
$ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: antix15 Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
Distro: antiX-15-V_386-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine: System: Dell product: Latitude D630
Mobo: Dell model: 0WM416 Bios: Dell v: A07 date: 01/30/2008
CPU: Dual core Intel Core2 Duo T9300 (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9971
clock speeds: max: 2501 MHz 1: 2000 MHz 2: 1200 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA G86M [Quadro NVS 135M] bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1440x900@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NV86
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp
Network: Card-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5755M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 09:00.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection
driver: iwl3945 v: in-tree:s bus-ID: 0c:00.0
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 120.0GB (6.2% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK1234GS size: 120.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 108G used: 5.1G (5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 65.0
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 127 Uptime: 53 min Memory: 320.6/1003.7MB
Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.27
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September 18th, 2015, 08:44 AM
#5
This is almost embarrassing.Right after I posted this question I got very sick and am still not able to do anything.When I am able I will try the suggestions and will post what the results are.Thanks again for the help.
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September 18th, 2015, 02:04 PM
#6
Take care of yourself, first priority. good luck!
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October 1st, 2015, 09:00 AM
#7
Well,I finally regained enough strength to return to my computer!I loaded Linux Mint on a USB drive ,reset my BIOS to run from the drive and have looked at the operating system a little.So far I like what I see but I have a lot of questions.If I run Linux Mint on the net all the time what virus protection do I need?How compatible are Libre Office and Windows Office programs?And finally ,how do I now set my computer to boot to either Windows or Linux?Thanks for all the help!
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October 1st, 2015, 11:10 AM
#8
When using a USB stick, I use F12, MSI motherboards uses F11, to select what I want to boot from.
But have known to do like you did to select which drive to boot to in the BIOS.
My Toshiba looks like this when I use the F12 key while booting up
I arrow down to the USB device and hit enter.
LibreOffice allows you to save in lots of options. So watching what you save as, I. E. basically other than the default and M$ office should have no problem opening it. But, I uninstalled all the M$ office junk and only use LibreOffice. In Window and Linux.
Antivirus programs do exist, just I never have used any.
Reading on this thought
https://www.google.com/webhp?ie=utf-...inux+antivirus
Glad things are better for you!
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October 1st, 2015, 01:44 PM
#9
For a hard disk install of Linux I'd be much more inclined to do it within a Virtual Machine in Windows. Dual booting fully installed Linux and Windows of any version(s) is not easy to set up because they basically don't recognize each other. You'd generally require 3rd party software to set it up and frankly whenever I've tried in the past it never did work all that well. Or at all.
Others here might have specific suggestions and more experience setting up a dual hard drive boot but I can't because it just never worked all that well for me.
There may, however, be new versions of Linux now available that I'm not aware of that do have the capability of setting up it's own dual boot.. again others might have more insight than me.
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October 1st, 2015, 03:11 PM
#10
Thank you very much for the help!I guess for now I will boot from the USB drive and try out more of the things available with the operating system along with "playing with " Libre Office.
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October 1st, 2015, 05:19 PM
#11
That is the best way to do it.
I just bought a small SSD and installed Linux on it and switch the cables depending on which OS I want to boot from.
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October 2nd, 2015, 02:05 PM
#12
USB stick booted on my main computer.
Code:
$ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: antiX1 Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.2-amd64-smp x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
Distro: antiX-15-V_x64-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine: Mobo: MSI model: 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640) v: 4.0
Bios: American Megatrends v: V22.4 date: 04/26/2012
CPU: Octa core AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core (-MCP-) cache: 16384 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm) bmips: 57627
clock speeds: max: 3600 MHz 1: 1400 MHz 2: 3600 MHz 3: 2700 MHz
4: 1400 MHz 5: 3600 MHz 6: 1400 MHz 7: 1400 MHz 8: 1400 MHz
Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Cedar [Radeon HD 5000/6000/7350/8350 Series]
bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD CEDAR
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Cedar HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5400/6300 Series]
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
Sound: ALSA v: k4.0.5-antix.2-amd64-smp
Network: Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 3024.6GB (0.4% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10EZEX size: 1000.2GB
ID-2: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD2002FAEX size: 2000.4GB
ID-3: USB /dev/sdc model: JumpDrive size: 8.0GB
ID-4: USB /dev/sdd model: Patriot_Memory size: 16.0GB
Partition: ID-1: /home size: 1.8G used: 46M (3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/loop1
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 30.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 52.5
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 184 Uptime: 32 min Memory: 734.5/7957.8MB
Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.25
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