HD Install :: do u need windows to run dsl??
do u need to have windows to run dsl and if so is there a linux product that doesnt need it
7 people came and can someone plez plez plez plez answer this one little question
No.
You don't need Windows for anything...ever. It's possible to run one within the other, but in my opinion that's just a waste of precious resources. Windows is not your computer. Windows is an operating system; Linux is an operating system.
You can have both installed on the same machine, and choose which one to use when you start up the computer. You could have a windows-only machine, and run DSL as a liveCD...boot the machine wiht the CD in the drive, or if you can't boot to CD you could use the floppy boot + CD. You could also avoid Windows completely and have a Linux-only computer (my favorite).
mikshaw hit the nail on the head....you don't need Windows. I am currently running a Knoppix 3.4 live-CD on my Linux Fedora Core 2 box to post this.
but also the computer i have only has 32mb of RAM and i need help starting from the being on where to get linux and get it to my hard drive...if anyone can walk me through that i would appeciate it very much so...
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