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Old 07-26-2008, 06:52 PM   #1
ravnone1
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sony vaio and opensuse 11.0


Hi All,
I have a sony vaio vgn-n325e, 120gb hd, 1g mem, and it's running vista...
I really don't likd microsoft, however, my question is twofold...
can I run opensuse 11.0 on it, and is it possible to dual boot with vista?
Actually I think the answer is yes, but I would really like some input on this before I start.
Thanks,
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Old 07-26-2008, 09:32 PM   #2
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If you can run vista on your laptop there should be no reason why you couldn't run Opensuse 11.0. Possible problems might be graphics card or NIC if you have unusual cards. Millions dual-boot Linux/Vista and there are a number of sites explaining in detail how to do it. I would suggest you read a little about Grub bootloader before starting.

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/man...ode/index.html
 
Old 07-26-2008, 09:41 PM   #3
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Hi,
Thanks. will do.
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