Dual-Booting Ubuntu Linux and Windows 7/Windows Vista (with the Windows bootloader)
Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux Operating System (for free, of course) , and has gained most of its popularity due to its ease-of-use and its appeal to people who don't like to wage war against their PC to make it work for them.
Step-by-Step Ubuntu, Vista Dual-Boot Pictorial
Installing Ubuntu...
These steps assume that you have Windows already installed and are installing Ubuntu to some free space on the drive. If that's not the case, you'll have to follow the steps a little more loosely than they're written.
Step One
Insert your Ubuntu CD or DVD in the drive, and boot from it to begin setup. You can usually do this by either pressing F8/F12 to select the boot device or by changing the order of boot devices in the BIOS, depending on your motherboard manufacturer:
Step Two
Proceed to boot from the CD. You'll see a sequence of screens that will guide you through the beginning of the setup:
Step Three
Follow the (fairly straight-forward) setup prompts as they configure your Ubuntu installation:
Step Four
At the fourth step of the wizard, you'll be prompted to select your preferred method of partition your hard drives. You should stick to the defaults unless you're super-sure of what you are doing:
Step Five
Continue with the wizard, fill out the forms, and select the defaults where applicable. When you reach page 7 of the installation wizard do not press the advanced button and make changes. There is a bug in Ubuntu 10.04 that does not allow you to manually install GRUB to another partition.
Step Six
Click through to begin setup. Follow the on-screen prompts once setup has concluded to restart your computer, then eject the Ubuntu CD and press the <ENTER> key to continue.
That is it. Now you can enjoy both environments in a same PC.
Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux Operating System (for free, of course) , and has gained most of its popularity due to its ease-of-use and its appeal to people who don't like to wage war against their PC to make it work for them.
Step-by-Step Ubuntu, Vista Dual-Boot Pictorial
Installing Ubuntu...
These steps assume that you have Windows already installed and are installing Ubuntu to some free space on the drive. If that's not the case, you'll have to follow the steps a little more loosely than they're written.
Step One
Insert your Ubuntu CD or DVD in the drive, and boot from it to begin setup. You can usually do this by either pressing F8/F12 to select the boot device or by changing the order of boot devices in the BIOS, depending on your motherboard manufacturer:
Step Two
Proceed to boot from the CD. You'll see a sequence of screens that will guide you through the beginning of the setup:
Step Three
Follow the (fairly straight-forward) setup prompts as they configure your Ubuntu installation:
Step Four
At the fourth step of the wizard, you'll be prompted to select your preferred method of partition your hard drives. You should stick to the defaults unless you're super-sure of what you are doing:
Step Five
Continue with the wizard, fill out the forms, and select the defaults where applicable. When you reach page 7 of the installation wizard do not press the advanced button and make changes. There is a bug in Ubuntu 10.04 that does not allow you to manually install GRUB to another partition.
Step Six
Click through to begin setup. Follow the on-screen prompts once setup has concluded to restart your computer, then eject the Ubuntu CD and press the <ENTER> key to continue.
That is it. Now you can enjoy both environments in a same PC.
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