[Gllug] XP - Linux dual boot

[Phil Reynolds]

On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 10:51:38PM +0100, Ian Northeast wrote:
> Phil Reynolds wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 08:27:01PM +0100, Simon Faulkner wrote:
> > > Building a new PC for a friend who needs XP for his work but wants to dual
> > > boot Linux as well (RedHat 9)
> > >
> > > Any particular best way to do this?
> > 
> > Install XP first, using no more than two primary partitions on the hard
> > disk. 
> > You should put / (or /boot at least) on a primary partition.
> 
> Why? Linux is perfectly happy in logical partitions. 

Well, perhaps the old advice is no longer needed then...

I think the major difference, although with lilo/grub on the MBR it
wouldn't matter, is that primaries can be bootable.

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