Running Linux with Windows

You can install both Linux and Windows on your computer, although only one operating system is running the computer at any given time. A menu is displayed when your computer starts, allowing you to select which operating system to boot. Each operating system is installed in a separate section of your hard disk, called a partition.

To install Linux with Windows on your hard drive, you need to have Windows already installed in a partition and enough free space on your hard disk for Linux. Thus, Windows needs to be installed first. When Windows is installed, you can install it in a partition that does not take up your entire hard disk, leaving enough room for Linux. The Windows installation instructions will tell you how ...

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