Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

Dual Boot with GRUB

  • 25-02-2007 09:25PM
    #1
    andrew
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,373 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I want to dual boot an old comp with Windows Me and Ubuntu. I'm kinda confused about GRUB. Do i have to install it onto the computer after i have installed Ubuntu, or does it come with Ubuntu, meaning that if i were to just install ubuntu and then reboot i would be presented with the GRUB screen asking me what OS i wanted to use.
    I downloaded GRUB and its just a file called 'grub-1.95.tar ' and is a GZ file.
    How would i use this file after installing ubuntu to dual boot (if thats what you have to do)?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    If you're installing Ubuntu from the LiveCD, it will install GRUB itself. You will need to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst if you want to have Windows as the default OS.


  • #3
    andrew
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,373 Mod ✭✭✭✭andrew


    i downloaded the iso and put it on a disk, is that the same as the Live CD?
    If it installs itself does that mean that a list of available OS's is presented when you turn on the comp?
    Thanks


  • #4
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    If the CD boots to a running Linux environment, its called a LiveCD.

    Yes, GRUB will present you with a menu of the installed OSes. Ubuntu will have a couple of extra entries, for different start up options (similar to Windows safe mode).


Advertisement