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Anonymous   05-10-2004 at 02:14:12 PM

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Hi,

how easy/difficult is it to install Linux in parallel with Windows on
a Thinkpad T41 ? I've never done this sort of thing. I'm considering
buying a Thinkpad T41, but I want to be certain I can install Linux
and have the two operating systems work on the computer. Otherwise
I'll go for a Mac, which OS is based on Unix, I understand.
Thank you very much for your input.

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Anonymous   05-10-2004 at 08:28:33 PM
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Nilsouille2003 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> how easy/difficult is it to install Linux in parallel with Windows on
> a Thinkpad T41 ? I've never done this sort of thing. I'm considering
> buying a Thinkpad T41, but I want to be certain I can install Linux
> and have the two operating systems work on the computer. Otherwise
> I'll go for a Mac, which OS is based on Unix, I understand.
> Thank you very much for your input.

Very easy. I use LILO for boot from mbr. Others disagree, but in any
event, dual booting Linux is easy to accomplish. Installing Linux in a
given distro might offer some challenges for specific devices on your
laptop.

Q

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Anonymous   05-10-2004 at 10:52:42 PM
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Hi,

It is not difficult, but more challenging than buying a powerbook. There
are various webpages that have helpful hints (e.g. repartition before
booting windows for the first time).

-Volker

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Johnny   05-11-2004 at 09:06:16 AM
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Nilsouille2003 wrote:

> Hi,
>
> how easy/difficult is it to install Linux in parallel with Windows on
> a Thinkpad T41 ? I've never done this sort of thing. I'm considering
> buying a Thinkpad T41, but I want to be certain I can install Linux
> and have the two operating systems work on the computer. Otherwise
> I'll go for a Mac, which OS is based on Unix, I understand.
> Thank you very much for your input.

Install Windows first, then install Linux - each on their own "partition"
(i.e. apportion so much of the drive for Windows and the rest for Linux).
You could install Linux first then Windows but then you'd have to manually
edit the Windows bootloader. With Linux installed after Windows, the LILO
bootloader will automatically add the Windows partition during the Linux
installation process.

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Tim   05-12-2004 at 02:50:35 AM
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On Tue, 11 May 2004 04:06:16 +0100, johnny wrote:

> Nilsouille2003 wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> how easy/difficult is it to install Linux in parallel with Windows on a
>> Thinkpad T41 ? I've never done this sort of thing. I'm considering
>> buying a Thinkpad T41, but I want to be certain I can install Linux and
>> have the two operating systems work on the computer. Otherwise I'll go
>> for a Mac, which OS is based on Unix, I understand. Thank you very much
>> for your input.
>
> Install Windows first, then install Linux - each on their own
> "partition" (i.e. apportion so much of the drive for Windows and the
> rest for Linux). You could install Linux first then Windows but then
> you'd have to manually edit the Windows bootloader. With Linux installed
> after Windows, the LILO bootloader will automatically add the Windows
> partition during the Linux installation process.

Personally, I prefer to keep the windows boot loader.
The windows installation will need redoing much more often than the linux
one, so keeping a copy of the files you change to make it dual boot will
make it much easier to redo dual booting after a re-install.

Install Windows
Install Linux, but put lilo on the partiion, not the mbr
Amend the NT boot loader to have the option to load linux as well as
windows.
--
TimW

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Anonymous   05-11-2004 at 08:35:29 PM
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Nilsouille2003 wrote:
> how easy/difficult is it to install Linux in parallel with
> Windows on a Thinkpad T41 ? I've never done this sort
> of thing. I'm considering buying a Thinkpad T41, but I
> want to be certain I can install Linux and have the two
> operating systems work on the computer. Otherwise I'll
> go for a Mac, which OS is based on Unix, I understand.

My favorite way to do this is with VMware (www.vmware.com). You can install
Linux in a virtual machine and run both Windows and Linux at the same time.

Or, as you said, get a Mac and have Unix built in. But I'm puzzled about one
thing: If you don't care whether you have a Mac or a Windows machine, do you
care about keeping Windows running on the ThinkPad?

-Mike

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