Ubuntu/kubuntu dual boot
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Name: 1fastbullet
Date: July 13, 2008 at 00:54:44 Pacific
Subject: Ubuntu/kubuntu dual bootOS: 7.10CPU/Ram: P4 3.0 2GB HyperXModel/Manufacturer: Home Built |
Comment: The new 250GB HDD arrives from Newegg on Monday. Was thinking I'd stuff it into the machine and install the Kubuntu OS on it (probably 8.04) and be able to play with/learn some KDE in addition to the Gnome 7.10 on the other drive. Somewhere (on another post) I think I read a recommendation to go ahead and partition the HDD before running or installing from the live disk. Care to comment on the idea? I'm sure the question will arise, so I may as well answer it now: I want to segregate the entire KDE platform from the entire Gnome platform until I decide I like one more than the other or decide to consolidate the two. When the government finally outlaws our guns, only the outlaws and governments will have any guns.
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Response Number 1
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Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland)
Date: July 13, 2008 at 23:40:07 Pacific
Subject: Ubuntu/kubuntu dual boot |
Reply: (edit)What's the point? Kubuntu, Ubuntu and Xubuntu are all the same except for the use a different Window Manager. KDE, Gnome and XFCE respectively. You can install KDE onto your Ubuntu installation for instance, and switch between it and Gnome. I installed Xubuntu onto my laptop because it's got low RAM, and then put KDE on after. It's much of a muchness, really. Medion MIM 2080
Toshiba T2130CT
Macintosh Performa 450All working wonderfully.
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Response Number 2
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Name: jefro
Date: July 14, 2008 at 20:24:37 Pacific
Subject: Ubuntu/kubuntu dual boot |
Reply: (edit)I am a big fan of virtual machines. Might consider at least 100g for a disto. Use it as you wish, put a virtual machine on it and load OS's. If you need more room then use the second 100 or 150 for data space. Most distros allow you to partition as you install even if you can't understand what the heck they are saying. (I know that from experience) If you are just learning the virtual machines are a fairly easy way to go. As you stated the Live CD's are real easy. "Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, are in my top 10
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Response Number 3
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Name: 1fastbullet
Date: July 23, 2008 at 10:05:56 Pacific
Subject: Ubuntu/kubuntu dual boot |
Reply: (edit)Right you are, meisinscotland. I didn't realise I could run bothe desktops together. The funny thing is, when I installed Kubuntu beside Ubuntu, it solved a no-sound-in-Ubuntu problem that had developed. I have no idea why, but it did.
Thank you. When the government finally outlaws our guns, only the outlaws and governments will have any guns.
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