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4:30AM Kevin Purdy | Windows 7 and Ubuntu, despite their opposing missions, can get along like best pals on a single computer. Here’s how to set up a dual-boot system that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds in perfect harmony. More »
Boot Windows 7 And Ubuntu In Perfect Harmony
4:30AM Kevin Purdy | Windows 7 and Ubuntu, despite their opposing missions, can get along like best pals on a single computer. Here’s how to set up a dual-boot system that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds in perfect harmony. More » 
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Recover The GRUB Menu On A Dual-Boot System
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Planning ahead to multi-boot Windows and Linux distributions is the way to do it, but what if you end up erasing your boot menu and losing access to Linux? The FOSSwire blog has you covered. More »
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Install Ubuntu On A White MacBook
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | It’s not too hard to install Ubuntu (just out with a new beta) on most computers. MacBooks, however, have a few unique quirks, especially if you want to keep OS X. FOSSwire has a thorough installation guide. Following along, you’ll learn how to carve out space for Linux alongside your partition for OS X (and Windows, if you want to triple-boot), and use the rEFIt bootloader tool to create an easily-switch-able startup. You’ll end up doing a little partition work, but it only requires the Ubuntu installation disc or USB drive you’d need anyways. This should work for the older line of non-unibody MacBooks, which have different hardware setups than the most current line. Found an easier way to get the orange-hued Linux distro on your sparkling white MacBook? Tell us how in the comments. How-To Install Ubuntu 8.10 on a White MacBook [FOSSwire] More »
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Build Your Own SATA Switch
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’d like to keep your operating systems and disks completely separate without having to keep cracking open your case, creating your own hard drive switch might work for you. Computer building and modification site Extreme Tech has a tutorial on making a basic selector switch for the power cables of your SATA drives. Why would you want to do this? By selectively offering power to only one of the drives you have hooked up, you recreate the effect of completely swapping out the hard drive. Instead of multiple partitions and boot loader applications, the computer just boots to whichever drive is powered as though it were the only drive with an operating system in the computer. If you want to or need to maintain completely independent disks, the simple switch makes it hassle free. Other than sacrificing a couple power cables to the knife and doing a little basic soldering, there isn’t anything fancy involved in the project. Intrigued by the idea but not so hot with a soldering iron? The author of the tutorial sells a three-drive switch for $US32. Alternately, and in a similar price range, you could pick up a single bay tray-less SATA rack that would let you pop hard drives in and out like cassettes—but you would lose the safety factor of keeping them all mounted safely in the case at all times. If you have your own solution for keeping operating systems and disks separate, tell us how in the comments below. The SATA Switch [via Extreme Tech] More »
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Install Windows 7 Beta On Your Mac With Boot Camp
2:00AM Lifehacker US Edition | If you’re on a Mac but want to know what the Windows 7 Beta fuss is about, the SimpleHelp weblog walks through installing Win7 using Boot Camp, Apple’s solution for dual-booting Windows on a Mac. We’ve already covered how to dual-boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista, and the good news is that installing Win7 on your Mac is just as simple: All you need is your Leopard installation DVD, the Windows 7 Beta, 10GB of free hard drive space, and a few hours. What’s your take? Are you willing to put a beta version of Windows on your Mac just to see if the eye candy is worth it? Using Boot Camp to install Windows 7 on your Mac: The Complete Walkthrough [Simple Help] More »
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Multi-Booting Windows 7 With Linux
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Are you a Linux user who (secretly, maybe?) wants to try Windows 7 alongside your Linux desktop? The Loku’s Domain blog details how to fit Win7 into your GRUB boot menu. Your own installation might/hopefully be simpler than having to manually edit your boot menu from a live CD, as one commenter suggests, but Loku’s post details the fail-safe method of getting everything back to normal once Windows decides to take over your system’s boot-up process. And it should work for any copy of Windows 7, either the officially key-licensed (once it arrives) or the one you found lying on the sidewalk of the internet. More »
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How to Dual Boot Windows 7 With XP Or Vista
1:15AM Adam Pash | If you’re dying to try out Windows 7 but aren’t ready to give up your installation of XP or Vista, let’s take a look at how to dual boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista. More »
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Why Lifehacker Readers Switched to Linux
1:30AM Kevin Purdy | We asked the devoted Linux users, the dual-Windows-and-Linux-booters, and the newer converts to the open-source operating system last week why they made the switch to Linux, and received over 330 responses as of this posting. The answers were sometimes level-headed, often passionate in their embrace of open-source culture, and occasionally induced a laugh (or a cringe) with tales of the last straw before switching. Read on for a look at why a good number of Lifehacker readers took the time to learn, customise, and adopt to Linux. Photo by Sphinx the Geek. More »
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Dual Boot or Run Windows in a Virtual Machine?
8:00AM Gina Trapani | Dear Lifehacker,I want to run Windows on my new Intel Mac, and I know I can either dual boot Windows with Boot Camp, or run Windows on my desktop with virtualization software like VMware Fusion or Parallels Desktop. Which is the best method?Signed,Can’t Let Go of Windows More »
