Install Linux in a XP or a Windows 2000 or any windows OS systems dual boot
We are going to learn how to Install Linux in a XP or a Windows 2000 or any windows OS systems
Easy Steps:
Requirements:
1.Partition Magic software.or any other Partition software i go through Partition Magic steps.
2.Back up your hard drive atleast important files.
Steps
1.For example your system has 80GB harddisk You partitioned like below
C: primary 25 GB(XP is installed)
D:logical 30GB
E: logical 25GB
F:Cd drive
2.Install Partition Magic Next steps are do in partition magic software.
3.See what are the partitions available
4.If only one partition C: is shown then you have to format the other colons like
D: E: or any drive and delete those colons.
5.Now you have free spaces in your hardisk with C: have xp
6.Click Create new partiton in partition magic
7.Provide the name and size leave the file system as NTFS
for example D: 30,000MB(30 GB)
8.Create another Partition and specifies the file system as “ex3″
Name as Linux,Size as you like ex:23000 MB click ok
9.Create another partition change the file system as “swap”
specified balance space from your harddisk 2000MB and click ok
10.Click APPLY in the left bottom of partition magic software
Now You have
C: 25 GB with XP already installed
D: 30 GB Free Space
Linux ex3 23GB
swap space 2 GB
LINUX INSTALLATION
Go Ahead take the Linux installation CD or DVD.
1.open Partition Magic
2.Click Install another Operating System click Next
3.Check the linux option click next
4.Select the ex3 partition you have created and click finish.
Now system will restart and finish the linux installation Process.
