Hi all

In my blogs I've told that I repaired my old laptop and installed Ubuntu Desktop on it.
Now, what I want to do is partition the HDD and install Ubuntu Server on the other partition.
I know that, when I want to use the Desktop, I cannot connect to the Server (will function as a File Server), but it is only for testing purposes.

So, the laptop will be Dual boot (one for Desktop and one for Server).
Will this give me any problems??

Your advice is more than welcome.
Also other solutions

Thanks!

Dragonix

Sure! But you do know you can run all server services on the desktop version (and vice versa), right? A dual boot is not necessary (unless as you state it is for educational purposes).

Another option is to build your server as a "guest OS" in Virtualbox, which is becoming more and more popular these days.

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Yes, after the post I did some research and I found that (indeed) the Server and Desktop version are build from the same perspective. The only difference is that the Server has several packages built-in standard as the Desktop does not.

But as you said, for educational purposes it's maybe a better idea to do it as dual boot.
If I want to do that, can I just create an additional partition and install it their? Will it be dual-boot afterwards or do I need to install something else too?
When I installed Ubuntu on another laptop (which had W7 and is now dual-boot), I had some issues.. My colleague helped me with that (see my blog).

The Ubuntu installer should correctly set up the dual boot and configure GRUB2 appropriately. If you have trouble with GRUB2, sometimes fixing it is as simple as:

More help here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2

nice!
I hope that I have some time this weekend to install it
Curious how it looks like

I also recommend having this handy (print it out or have it on-screen on another computer)

https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/
or
https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/server...erverguide.pdf