Comments on: Linux Bible http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/06/15/linux-bible/ The Revd Gareth J M Saunders' weblog Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:34:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Chris Negus http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/06/15/linux-bible/#comment-10270 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:48:18 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/06/15/linux-bible/#comment-10270 Hello Gareth, Sorry to have stumble into here a few months late, but I thought I could add some insight about dual booting and the Linux Bible. The CD and DVD that come with the Linux Bible contain both bootable and installable Linux distributions. Boot the DVD directly to KNOPPIX and you can resize your Windows partition(s) making it possible for you to then reboot the same DVD and install Fedora Core. (Pages 251-252 describes how to do this.) If you prefer Debian (or you don't have a DVD drive), the CD can be booted directly to a Debian network install. That CD also can boot directly to Damn Small Linux, a very cool 50MB Linux system you can run live without committing to installing Linux. I hope you have found the book useful. You have my email address, so feel free to write if you have any questions. Hello Gareth,
Sorry to have stumble into here a few months late, but I thought I could add some insight about dual booting and the Linux Bible.

The CD and DVD that come with the Linux Bible contain both bootable and installable Linux distributions. Boot the DVD directly to KNOPPIX and you can resize your Windows partition(s) making it possible for you to then reboot the same DVD and install Fedora Core. (Pages 251-252 describes how to do this.)

If you prefer Debian (or you don’t have a DVD drive), the CD can be booted directly to a Debian network install. That CD also can boot directly to Damn Small Linux, a very cool 50MB Linux system you can run live without committing to installing Linux.

I hope you have found the book useful. You have my email address, so feel free to write if you have any questions.

]]> by: Nigel http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/06/15/linux-bible/#comment-5881 Sat, 18 Jun 2005 21:40:19 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2005/06/15/linux-bible/#comment-5881 Hi Gareth, Well "dual-booting" is relatively easy. I'd recommend using Partition Magic or somthing similar on your Windows setup to partition the hard-drive first. I have very successfully done this with a live, in-use HD with no problems. My recommendation is to downsize current partition(s) to create a space "at the top" of around 20GB if poss. Then either leave it unformatted or let Partition Magic format it as a linux partition. Plop in your new Linux CD and reboot the PC. Most current linux distros will spot this spare space and offer to install there. They will set up a "bootloader" menu so you can chose which OS to go into at boot time. Hi Gareth, Well “dual-booting” is relatively easy. I’d recommend using Partition Magic or somthing similar on your Windows setup to partition the hard-drive first. I have very successfully done this with a live, in-use HD with no problems. My recommendation is to downsize current partition(s) to create a space “at the top” of around 20GB if poss. Then either leave it unformatted or let Partition Magic format it as a linux partition. Plop in your new Linux CD and reboot the PC. Most current linux distros will spot this spare space and offer to install there. They will set up a “bootloader” menu so you can chose which OS to go into at boot time.

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