Hi Phillip Windows hopeless for Programming and can't easily change HDDs On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:30 AM, philip <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > -- Dave Merrick Daves Web Designs Website http://www.daveswebdesigns.co.nz/ Email [email protected] Ph 03 216 2053 Cell 027 3089 169
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