Linux Training-Installing Linux on a Windows System
Linux Training-Installing Linux on a Windows System
By Clyde Boom
The best way to get Linux training and Linux administration
experience is to start by getting, installing and running Linux
on a system. This allows you to actually work with Linux to run
programs and learn Linux commands.
If you don t want to buy a computer just for the purpose of
running Linux, you can install Linux on your Windows system. You
do this to create what is called a “dual boot” (Linux and
Windows) system.
After you install Linux and boot your system, a menu appears
allowing you to boot into Windows or boot into Linux!
7 Steps to Install Linux on Windows and Create a Dual Boot System
1. Back up your Windows programs and data
If you make a mistake when you install Linux on Windows you can
loose all your Windows programs and data! Also, if you install
Linux and then remove it later, you may not be able to boot into
Windows.
Some people have run dual boot Linux systems without loosing
programs and data, but it s good to know this downside. It s
extra incentive to do a backup.
Doing a backup is like buying insurance. If you don t need it,
fine. But if you do, you ll be very glad you took this extra
step.
2. Get Linux on CD or DVD
Select a Linux distribution (a.k.a. distro) and either download
it and burn it to disk or buy it and have it delivered.
Linux Tip: To get Linux delivered, just do an Internet search
for “linux cd” and you can have it mailed to you anywhere in
the world for a very small fee.
3. Create empty unpartitioned disk space for Linux
Make sure your system has enough empty unpartitioned disk space
for Linux. This isn t just free disk space, as seen from within
Windows. This is empty disk space that isn t seen from within
Windows.
4. Document your Linux installation settings
During the Linux installation, you need to specify some system
settings. These include the Linux software programs and
desktop(s) you want installed, networking settings, and disk
partition sizes.
5. Start the Linux installation routine
To start installing Linux, you need to shut down your system and
boot it with Linux CD / DVD number 1.
Some systems are set up to automatically boot from a CD / DVD if
there s one in the drive, and some need to have a system setting
made. On other systems, you may simply need to hold down a key,
like the letter “c” to boot Linux from CD / DVD.
6. Follow the prompts to specify settings and create a user
Linux systems have users and these users have names. You log in
with a user name and password to work on a Linux system.
You work as the user named “root” to do Linux system
administration. The root user is always created automatically
during the installation. However, for security reasons, you
should never log in to a Linux desktop as the root user.
As the installation routine runs, you will be asked if you want
to create users. Always create at least one “regular” (non-
root) user and give this user a password.
7. Have fun!
The Linux operating system is an incredible phenomenon. By
getting it, installing it, and running it, you can get tons of
experience working with it. Get a mitt and get in the game!
Clyde Boom, Author and Expert Trainer with 20+ Years of Training
Successes. Explains intricate technical matters in an easy-to-understand,
non-technical manner, with tens of thousands of software and hardware
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