On Sat, 7 May 2016 11:47:24 -0700 Gary Roach <gary719_li...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On 05/07/2016 10:51 AM, Brian wrote: > > On Sat 07 May 2016 at 09:24:58 -0700, HP Garcia wrote: > > > >> I’m curious if you can setup Debian to dual boot with Windows 10. > > Yes, you can. Are you curious enough to read the Debian installation > > manual and search the Debian wiki? > > > > > > > A piece of advice. Don't set up a dual boot. Use Oracle's Virtual Box > instead. I had a lot of trouble with dual boots in the past and only > use that setup if I have a completely separate hard drive to dedicate > to each OS. If you are putting everything on one drive use Virtual > Box. It puts a nice wall around anything you put in it. If you don't > like what you have done, a few key strokes will delete the whole > thing. You will have to set up a shared folder in your system or > designate existing folders as shared but if you read the instructions > carefully it shouldn't be too painful a process. I keep an old copy > of windows xp on my debian system for running the occasional package > that isn't available on Linux. (AutoCad and Mathematica). > > Virtual Box is in the Debian distribution. > > Hope this helps > And don't forget that only certain versions of Windows are licenced for virtual installation, basically the business/professional ones. It's not GPL stuff. -- Joe
