On Mon, 2016-06-27 at 22:25 +1200, criggie wrote: > David Lowe <[email protected]> wrote: > > "criggie" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Looking for an idiot proof way install Linux Mint on > > > > > > Windows > > > > > > System attached below > > > > > > > > Your options: > > > > 1* two separate computers Honestly - this is the most idiot > > > > proof. > > > > 2* set your computer to run some kind of VM environment > > > > 3* dedicate a server machine to running VMs > > > > 4* Amazon > > > Really? Surely the best way is to shrink the windows partition by > > at least > > 20 gigs and then install Mint side by side. The installer works out > > how to > > leave Windows alone and the boot manager handles the rest. It's so > > idiot > > proof I have done it several times and never broken anything. I can > > mount > > windows folders for data sharing. All this talk about > > virtualization is > > very cool but seems way over the top. > > > Am I missing something? > > Yes - "idiot proof" > > Certainly dual boot works well for many situations, but noones going > to > claim its perfect. > > My recommendation is two separate computers. > * You can google on one to help fix the other. > * Two people can use two computers separately, if required.
Depends why you want the two os's. I have my HDDs mounted in removable racks. Plug in another HDD to change os. Phil. -- Philip Charles; 39a Paterson Street, Abbotsford, Dunedin, New Zealand +64 3 488 2818 Mobile 027 663 4453 [email protected] _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
