Re: Installing Linux on a Windows dual boot system
- From: Chris F Clark <cfc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 06 Mar 2006 12:24:29 -0500
CBFalconer wrote:
Just to satisfy my curiosity, why would anyone want two copies of
WXP installed? Seems something like having two walls to stop
batting your head against, so it feels twice as good when you stop.
Although Mark explained his reasons, I would like to add another,
failsafety. I have a PC with two copies of XP installed, as well as
two copies of Linux. The point is redundancy. If something goes
wrong, as it recently did and one of the partitions gets scribbled on
to the point where it won't boot, you can boot the other partition to
fix the first. It's pretty hard to run a restore from backup if you
don't have a working OS. I'm trying to get to the point where I have
two pc's (laptops) both with identical OSes on them (both flavors
Linux and XP) and a removable CD that can be shared by both which has
the redundant copy.
However, as I'm sure that your point is a sarcastic jab at Windows, I
will point out that for many there are good reasons to run Windows.
I've been using various flavors of Unix since about 1978, when I used
it on 11/70's and wrote a compiler for Interdata 8/32's running Unix.
I've had my own Unix machines since the 1987 when I bought a Sun 3/60
and later a Sparc before switching to Linux based PCs. Despite all
that, I still find good value in Windows and it is generally still
easier to use for certain tasks than any Unix I have ever used.
Moreover, my day-job employer only provides access to their network
from Windows machines, so even if I hated Windows, I would have to use
it for connecting to work and tele-commuting.
That doesn't mean the aren't things I prefer to do on Linux. I keep
my master source pools of the software I sell on Linux-that includes
the copies for windows platforms. I even keep my personal email/news
on a ISP that provides Unix shells, even though that means I have to
use ssh to access it.
Perhaps all the tasks you want to do require Linux. However, that
does not mean that there are not tasks which can be better done in
Windows. Comparing Windows to banging one's head against the wall,
only shows your lack of perspective. Windows isn't that way for most
people, and for most Linux seems significantly more difficult to use.
I'm not sure what the intent of your sarcasm is. However, I don't
think your intent was achieved.
-Chris
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