Simplex3's SuSE Linux Converts Thread

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Simplex3

Are you asking if a dual boot environment will play nice? If so, they play very nicely. In fact, Windows is totally unaware of it's "friend". Linux can see Windows, but knows what to do with it. There's no "basic" way to say this, so here goes.

The major linux distros install a boot loader to the boot sector of your disk. Most of them install one called grub, some still install one called lilo. The PC executes whatever code is in the boot sector when it turns on, which in the case of a Windows only machine there is a piece of code saying simply "Go and boot Windows". When Grub overwrites the boot sector, now the computer shows us a grub screen which says "What would you like to boot?" If we pick Windows it launches the Windows partition and Windows is all happy. If we choose Linux it boots the linux partition and it is all happy.

It's all good. I'm doing it on both my desktop and my laptop, no issues.

Nah I am more so worried that a botched install of ubuntu and the working one will make things dicey.