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I am currently having windows 7 installed on my laptop.
320 G HDD, 2 G ram, 2.2 Ghz, ddr3, core 2 duo.
I have downloaded 3 iso cds of debian 6, now the problem is that I am very confused about installing debian.
Either install debian in windows or windows in debian ?
Either dual boot them or use virtual box ?
If virtual box should be better then Should I format my laptop and install debian 6 using entire disk and then install virtual box in it and then install windows 7 in virtual box?
or
I should keep my current windows as it is and directly install debian in virtual box..?
I didn't ever used virtual box so I am new bee in this field.
Either install debian in windows or windows in debian ?
Either dual boot them or use virtual box ?
that's entirely up to you. You should ask yourself the questions:
Do you need both systems (Debian/Win7) running at the same time, so they can communicate with each other?
If yes, that rules a dual-boot configuration out and calls for using a VM instead.
If no, I'd rather recommend a dual-boot setup where each system can use the full system resources (memory, CPU).
If the answer to the previous question was "yes":
Which of the two systems (Debian/Win7) will you be using most of the time?
Choose that as the primary system, and put the other one in a VM.
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Originally Posted by Piyush M
I should keep my current windows as it is and directly install debian in virtual box..?
That's a different aspect: If you have a fully functional Windows installation, why knock it over? That might be another point for keeping the Windows installation intact, install VirtualBox on Windows, and then Debian in the VM.
My 2 cents. I prefer the VBox solution for a couple reasons.
1) I find that I want/need to interact with both OS's at the same time quite often.
2) I feel that it is slightly harder on the wear and tear of hardware to constantly reboot. (although this may be in my head)
A lean Linux install should run fine with that config, but I would be more concerned with attempting to run Win7 with 2GB of RAM. Even without the virtual environment, that's pushing the capabilities of the laptop.
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