http://www.linuxfortravelers.com/taxonomy/term/273/0 Discussion about how to install Linux to your hard drive en http://www.linuxfortravelers.com/109/dual-boot-linux-install <p>If you are thinking about installing Linux on your hard drive, I highly recommend making a dual-boot system where you have both Linux and Windows on the hard drive and can choose between them when you boot the computer.</p> <p>Making a dual-boot system involves these steps:</p> <ol> <li><strong>BACKUP EVERYTHING</strong> &mdash; Make sure that you back up all of your data before you attempt to install a dual-boot system.</li> <li>Windows must be installed first. If you already have Windows installed, then skip to the next step.</li> <li><a href="http://www.linuxfortravelers.com/defragmenting-the-hard-drive">Defragment the hard drive</a> &mdash; Degfragmenting the hard drive makes sure that there are no files from Windows on the empty part of the hard drive.</li> <p><a href="http://www.linuxfortravelers.com/109/dual-boot-linux-install">read more</a></p> http://www.linuxfortravelers.com/109/dual-boot-linux-install#comment How to Install Linux Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:16:18 -0500 LFT 109 at http://www.linuxfortravelers.com