How to install redhat linux, ubuntu linux, on a laptop pre-installed with windows 7? I mean triple boot.?
I have a new laptop which came with pre-installed windows 7. I want two linux systems redhat and ubuntu on them for educational purposes. I am new to linux systems and don’t even know a single command of it. I am only comfortable with the windows systems. But for the college syllabus, I need the two linux systems. Now can anyone please explain me how do I install both the linux systems on the laptop, so that I can use windows 7, ubuntu and redhat simultaneously on that laptop. I recently tried to install ubuntu on my desktop. I even succeeded in installing it. But after that there was no trace of windows 7. I had then to format and reinstall my windows 7. Please tell me a way so that I do not have to lose my windows 7 and install the remaining to systems.
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Assuming you already burned both Linux ISO files to CD / DVD, give Oracle’s free Virtual Box a try:
Download and install it, then, get the Vbox Installation Guide from there, too, for the ‘slightly geeky’ step by step instructions. Check out the Screen Shots, too.
When both Distros are successfully installed, you will be able to run all 3 OSes at the same time.
TIP: This also assumes your laptop’s CPU supports Hardware Visualization, AND has at least 3 GB of System RAM. On W 7 + VBox, I’m running Linux Mint, 98Se, and XP, just for the fun of it. That’s 4 OSes running at once.
i would use the linux forum , why the triple boot ( put one on the fly – flash ) unless you have a huge hdd
Well this is what I’d do: Load the Ubuntu live CD and in the partitioner (gparted) make 2 empty partitions (This could take time if it has to move a lot of data around from the Windows 7 partition)
Install Red Hat Linux onto one partition. But don’t install the boot loader yet (GRUB or Lilo)
Then, install Ubuntu onto the last empty partition and install the bootloader (GRUB2). It will automatically detect both Windows 7 and Red Hat and create a menu to choose from your 3 OSs every time you boot.
But yeah, Linux forums may have better advice.
You will have better results if you follow the linux documentation.
The first link has ubuntu instructions and if you google for "red hat install" you will find a pdf with instructions for red hat.
The important thing if to FIRST create the new partitions for both linuxes. Otherwise you will use the windows partition and overwrite windows.
Good luck