Linux(mandriva in particular)

[_Will_]

Ok i'm starting to dislike windows after years of using it then buying a mac laptop this year i'm finding xp frustrating.

I want to install linux on my other laptop and have a few quick questions.

1)Will i be able to install Linux without removing XP and without losing data.

2)Will i be able to access the files on my C: drive from inside linux?
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[carvell]

Yes and yes.

See the webpage for the distribution you're interested in for info on how to do it. You need to be confident in resizing partitions.
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[lllN30lll]

if you find XP frustrating then why would you want to install Linux.
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[_Will_]

Its slow, crashes are a pain in the ass etc.
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[lllN30lll]

Linux isn't easy to use you know.
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[ncrn]

You can dual boot linux and windows, and yeh you can access everything you want off the windows part of the drive. You will need a partition for the linux though.

Erm in regards to it being fast/not being a pain in the ass.. erm.. good luck with that.

When you get used to it its easy enough to do, but its very backwards and I hope you enjoy using dos cause thats pretty much how linux works.
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[carvell]

As N30 is hinting, Linux isn't going to be the dream you're after, but I'd still encourage you to learn how to use it.

It'll take months before you find out how to do everything you can in XP with it though.
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[_Will_]

I hardly use the xp laptop really, always on the mac, but as is 90% of the time i have to start explorer through the damn task manager
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[carvell]

Why don't you reinstall XP then?
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[_Will_]

Lots of stuff to backup & can't bothered re installing all the programs, maya especally.
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[carvell]

If you can't be bothered with that then Linux definately isn't for you.
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[_Will_]

Have you gone through the crack-install process of maya 7?
Tis a chore.

If linux isn't the bridge between xp and os x i was hoping for then i may not bother, looks cool though, the multiple workspaces etc.
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[lllN30lll]

[_Will_]

Sounds like a plan
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[lllN30lll]

https://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloading?release=desktop-newest&arch=i386&mirror=http%3A%2F%2Freleases.ubuntu.com%2F&debug=%5B%27country_US%27%2C+%27country_UK%27%2C+%27continent_NA%27%5D&download-button=

theres your link to Ubuntu 7.10

and here's the link to a lot more distro's

https://www.linux.org/dist/list.html
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[_Will_]

The master as always
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[lllN30lll]

don't forget, all your .exe files will not work under Linux.

some of them you can run if you use an app called Wine.

you can still use firefox as that's been ported over.
msn is a no no . Linux has it's own version called Kmess etc. etc.
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