[SLUG] Dual-boot laptop

From: Bradley Brown (bradley@segrestfarms.com)
Date: Wed Jun 25 2003 - 16:45:00 EDT


Good afternoon everyone.
        As part of a company-wide systems upgrade, I'll be coming into a laptop
running winxp pro for various task around the LAN. Mostly for network
monitoring, switch management and something to carry to remote sites for
troubleshooting, etc.
        I want to install Linux and dual-boot the system. I would just wipe out the
system and have linux stand-alone, but seeing as how it is a brand new
laptop still under warranty, I figure I should leave the pre-installed be
for now. :-(
        I wanted to get some examples of past experiences, if any, dual-booting
linux and xp pro. Any install hangups, usage problems, boot loader issues of
any kind, etc?
        Is there any particular distro that is geared more towards the laptop? I
know everyone has their favorite. I currently run redhat 7.x on two servers
here but have never attempted linux with a laptop. Any caveats to be aware
of? Are there any distros to stay away from for this type of thing? Are
there any issues with the latest releases from redhat... as I haven't had
the opportunity to check them out myself?
        I plan on running etherape for network monitoring and I know I will need
gnome for that. Any possible problems there?
        Forgive me if I am re-asking some old questions here.
        I greatly appreciate anyone's input.
Thanks,
Bradley



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