Introducing UNIX and Linux

Installing Linux

Overview
Starting out
Preliminaries
      Collecting information about your system
      Installation options
Single boot
Dual boot
      Booting from CD/floppy
      Booting from your hard disk
      A partitionless install
      A dedicated Linux partition
Emulators
      VMware
      WINE
Installing Linux
      Installer software
      Linux partitioning
            Typical partitions
            User accounts
      LILO
The window manager
KDE
      Desktop help
      Applications
      The KDE Control Center
      File access and the command prompt
Summary

Emulators

Operating system emulation allows you to run multiple operating systems concurrently without having to reboot. At best it allows you to run a full version of Windows inside Linux through the creation of something called a virtual computer - see subsection on VMware.

Alternative solutions include those systems that allow Windows applications to run under Linux without modification. Although this is not regarded as true emulation, it does provide a considerable level of Linux and Windows compatibility - see subsection on WINE.