dual-boot VUx64 with Ubuntu 64-bit?

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Does anyone here have experience with a dual-boot installation of Vista Ultimate x64 and Ubuntu x64? I want to start dabbling in Ubuntu but don't have a spare machine and don't want to disrupt my routine use of VUx64. I get the impression that Ubuntu has a Windows-based installer that permits dual-boot. True? If so, is it relatively painless, at least with respect to not messing up my existing Windows install?

Thanks in advance.
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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
 
Why don't you run Ubuntu in a virtualization program like VMWare? It's much
easier and you don't have to dual boot. Check it out.

"Chris Cowles" <spam_magnet@remove-me-bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Does anyone here have experience with a dual-boot installation of Vista
Ultimate x64 and Ubuntu x64? I want to start dabbling in Ubuntu but don't
have a spare machine and don't want to disrupt my routine use of VUx64. I
get the impression that Ubuntu has a Windows-based installer that permits
dual-boot. True? If so, is it relatively painless, at least with respect to
not messing up my existing Windows install?

Thanks in advance.
--
Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
 
Chris,
This might be what you are looking for:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
Or you might try this freeware virtualization program
http://www.virtualbox.org/
and install 32-bit Ubuntu inside it (I did it).
Carlos


"Chris Cowles" wrote:

> Does anyone here have experience with a dual-boot installation of Vista Ultimate x64 and Ubuntu x64? I want to start dabbling in Ubuntu but don't have a spare machine and don't want to disrupt my routine use of VUx64. I get the impression that Ubuntu has a Windows-based installer that permits dual-boot. True? If so, is it relatively painless, at least with respect to not messing up my existing Windows install?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> Chris Cowles
> Gainesville, FL
>
 
"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:15F51D6B-1920-43AA-BB99-A0F04FACF5A7@microsoft.com...
> Chris,
> This might be what you are looking for:
> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
> Or you might try this freeware virtualization program
> http://www.virtualbox.org/
> and install 32-bit Ubuntu inside it (I did it).
> Carlos

Thanks for the suggestions. That seems an easier approach for my level of interest.
 
If you just want to get a feel for a particular Linux distribution, you
might consider getting the "Live" version of the install and burning that to
the appropriate medium, CD or DVD. Then you just have to put the medium in
the drive an boot from it. It is not installed to you HD unless you choose
that option. Check to be sure your BIOS setting allows booting from the DVD
as first.

Next level-installing to a VM as suggested by Colin and Carlos.

Next intensification is "installing to metal" and dual booting. There are
various www sites with good instructions. Since Vista is already installed-
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vista_with_linux_vista_installed_first.htm
is just one. A Google or Ask search would get many hits on "install Linux
after Vista".

Don't be confused by the statement, "This tutorial has been tested on a
VMWare Workstation 6 machine and an ASUS P5AD2-based Intel system with 2GB
RAM and an 80GB Seagate SATA drive". It describes an install on the actual
machine, not to a VM.

Also, if using a torrent to get the install or Live files be your
preference, you will find instructions for that on the Ubuntu www site.

You will probably find that, if your needs go beyond the basic setup, which
is really quite user-friendly with the latest packages, more than a modicum
of effort and suffering (translate as research and advice-seeking) will be
required of you than needed for Windows/Vista. Just my view based on my
experience.

Happy Computing.
--

Tom
MSMVP 1998-2007

PS
In my view, Suse and Fedora are also worth a look.
TF

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Does anyone here have experience with a dual-boot installation of Vista
Ultimate x64 and Ubuntu x64? I want to start dabbling in Ubuntu but don't
have a spare machine and don't want to disrupt my routine use of VUx64. I
get the impression that Ubuntu has a Windows-based installer that permits
dual-boot. True? If so, is it relatively painless, at least with respect to
not messing up my existing Windows install?

Thanks in advance.
--
Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL
 
Chris Cowles wrote:
> Does anyone here have experience with a dual-boot installation of Vista Ultimate x64 and Ubuntu x64? I want to start dabbling in Ubuntu but don't have a spare machine and don't want to disrupt my routine use of VUx64. I get the impression that Ubuntu has a Windows-based installer that permits dual-boot. True? If so, is it relatively painless, at least with respect to not messing up my existing Windows install?
>
> Thanks in advance.


Assuming you already have Vista installed on your machine, just put in
the Ubuntu install CD/DVD (which you can download and burn yourself) and
follow the prompts. It will set up the dual boot automatically. It's
very easy.

Having said that, a better way (imo) is to use a virtual machine (using
Virtual PC or VMware Server, both are free) as someone else suggested.
That way you don't have to shut down Windows everytime you want to run
Ubuntu. You just run it within Windows, and can switch between the two
as you want.

Good luck!
 
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