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How can i install linux using virtual box
What is the best method to install linux??
Virtual box or Dual boot??
Why??
What is the best method to install linux??
Virtual box or Dual boot??
Why??
If you don't feel confident, the best thing is to use VirtualBox since it can't damage your original OS (the host OS) at all.
Cons is that you need quite some CPU power and that there may be problems using advanced video features e.g. playing video games, which I don't think is what you're going to do with linux anyway.
You can try linux for a while and when you know what you're doing you can try a dual boot installation.
As for how to install linux using virtual box, well, that's very simple. You install VirtualBox, then select a CD to boot the OS with, which may be a real linux installation CD or a CD image that you've downloaded, and you just start installing. If you ever do something wrong during the installation that's no problem because it's all virtualized, so just delete the virtual HD file and start again.
Cons is that you need quite some CPU power and that there may be problems using advanced video features e.g. playing video games, which I don't think is what you're going to do with linux anyway.
You can try linux for a while and when you know what you're doing you can try a dual boot installation.
As for how to install linux using virtual box, well, that's very simple. You install VirtualBox, then select a CD to boot the OS with, which may be a real linux installation CD or a CD image that you've downloaded, and you just start installing. If you ever do something wrong during the installation that's no problem because it's all virtualized, so just delete the virtual HD file and start again.
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