On Sat, 2013-06-22 at 18:45 -0700, David Christensen wrote: > On 06/22/13 13:42, Lagun Adeshina wrote: > > 1. I set out to install Debian from Windows 7 > > 2. I downloaded the win 32 Debian Installer and went through the procedures > > 3. On reaching the partitioning option I got a little confused I had used > > the RAID5 Partition then > > 4. I went on to stop the installing > > 5. I could not restart either my window 7 nor continue the installing > > 6. My computer is a emachine 732 running initially on windows 7 > > 7. Help me please > > I'll assume that your computer has one drive (SSD or HDD) and that you > are just starting to learn Linux. I'm not sure if you also want to run > Windows. > > > The are several choices: > > 1. Fix or reinstall Windows, install virtual machine software, and > install Linux into a virtual machine. > > 2. Wipe the drive and install Linux. > > 3. Install both Windows and Linux on the drive (dual boot). > > > #1 is for somebody who knows how to install, configure, and administer > Windows, will offer the best Windows experience, and will allow you to > play with Linux with reduced risk of breaking Windows. If you don't > know how to install, configure, and administer Windows, there are many > technicians and stores that can fix it for you. Once you have Windows > working again, this is probably the best option for a Linux novice. > > > #2 is for somebody who knows how to install, configure, and administer > Linux, and will offer the best Linux experience. Hiring a tech to do > this could be problematic; every Linux operator has their own style for > installing, configuring, and administering Linux. Also, beware that > eMachines may have put software installation images (including Windows) > and/or other important data on the drive at the factory; wiping the > drive will destroy those items! This option only makes sense if you > have installation discs for all your software and are confident that > there is no important data on your system drive. > > > #3 requires knowledge of both Windows and Linux, but I found it to be > impractical -- I wanted both Windows and Linux running at the same time. > (My solution was to have two computers -- one Windows and one Linux.) > This is the most complex option. > > > As always, you should back-up all of your data before wiping, > partitioning, formatting, etc., your drive and/or installing another > operating system. It's also good to take an image of the entire drive > before and after such operations so that you can quickly, easily, and > reliably return the drive to a known state at any time. > > > HTH, > > David
I completely disagree with David! Multi-boot or Linux only is the best! Don't run it on different machines or more bad, don't run Linux in a Windows host. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1371966153.1044.9.camel@archlinux
