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Hey there, I have a small dilema
Basicaly I want to install a linux (or unix) operating system onto my laptop to kinda get a feel for it for next years course work
Problem is...
...THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A HELPFUL TUTORIAL ON HOW TO DO THIS IN THE ENTIRE INTERNATIONALISATEDINTERNETWORKAMAPHON (web)
They make simple assumptions (that I use MS-DOS, run windows 3.1 and have made more partitions than I have stupid sounds in my school career), then crush my head with a blunt, clueless object
basically here is my situations and questions
-I run XP at the moment and dont intend to remove it
-I know NOTHING about partitioning a drive
-I know not where to get a simple (ie. with gui) version on linux/unix/solaris etc
-I want to use a new OS for like an hour at a time then lazily switch back to XP
my question is. Is the fourth point there at all possible with my lack of ability/swan-like grace?
*head explodes, crys, and gos to sleep*
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Basicaly I want to install a linux (or unix) operating system onto my laptop to kinda get a feel for it for next years course work
Problem is...
...THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A HELPFUL TUTORIAL ON HOW TO DO THIS IN THE ENTIRE INTERNATIONALISATEDINTERNETWORKAMAPHON (web)
They make simple assumptions (that I use MS-DOS, run windows 3.1 and have made more partitions than I have stupid sounds in my school career), then crush my head with a blunt, clueless object
basically here is my situations and questions
-I run XP at the moment and dont intend to remove it
-I know NOTHING about partitioning a drive
-I know not where to get a simple (ie. with gui) version on linux/unix/solaris etc
-I want to use a new OS for like an hour at a time then lazily switch back to XP
my question is. Is the fourth point there at all possible with my lack of ability/swan-like grace?
*head explodes, crys, and gos to sleep*
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