Dual Boot? Fedora 8 and Kubuntu 8.04

[jbijeaux]

Hi,

I am using a Dell Latitude D520 laptop with Fedora 8 running on it now and would like to dual boot with Kubuntu 8.04 so I can learn a new form of Linux. I am curious how I can dual boot the two and how I would set up the partitions to do it. I have a 40 gig hard drive and want to give Fedora 30gig and Kubuntu 10gig. Could someone explain it for me on how I can do this or show me a tutorial I have been searching the net for a few days and can't seem to find a tutorial or someone who can help. :(

[chicodj]

Hi, download Gparted Live CD, burn it to CD then boot your PC from this Live CD, follow the step to create a new partition for Kubuntu, then reboot. Then install your Kubuntu to the newly created partition. Good luck!

[jbijeaux]

ok but that doesnt explain how to set up my partitions lol have any other info for me

[stoat]

I am curious how I can dual boot the two and how I would set up the partitions to do it.Hello jbijeaux,

You can set up the Kubuntu partitions however you want. That really doesn't have an impact on the dual booting issue. Here is the main issue relevant to Fedora and Kubuntu dual booting: If you want to keep your current booting arrangement as it is now and merely add Kubuntu to the menu of whatever is booting your system(s) now (Fedora's GRUB, I guess), then don't allow the Kubuntu installer to install its GRUB in the master boot record. During the installation of Kubuntu, watch for and choose a boot loader option to install GRUB in the first sector of the Kubuntu partition or boot partition (or some similar language). Finish installing it and reboot. At first your computer will boot into Fedora as though nothing happened. Then edit the Fedora grub.conf file to add Kubuntu to the Fedora GRUB menu. An example of what to add to the Fedora grub.conf to boot Kubuntu from Fedora's GRUB menu...title Kubuntu
configfile (hdx,y)/grub/menu.lstOr, if you end up not having a separate boot partition for Kubuntu...title Kubuntu
configfile (hdx,y)/boot/grub/menu.lstYou change x & y to the drive & partition of the Kubuntu boot partition or whatever partition has the Kubuntu menu.lst file.

[storskogen]

any problems with dual os (I want Fedora 8 and Fedora 10, have F8 now) and LVM and luksCrypt /home?

[stoat]

any problems with dual os (I want Fedora 8 and Fedora 10, have F8 now) and LVM and luksCrypt /home?I don't think there will be any special problem because of those issues. GRUB doesn't need to access anything inside an LVM to boot up your system. That's why an ext3 boot partition is always created for systems using LVM. The only things GRUB needs are in that ext3 boot partition. The same should apply to that /home partition, too. GRUB shouldn't care about that.