[dba-Tech] Deepin Linux

Hello Paul,

If your machine is desktop, I suggest drop in a second hard disk, any size
will do and change your boot sequence in your BIOS and then install Linux
on that.  If you are like me and nervous, then just disconnect your hard
drives completely from the motherboard when you are doing the installation.

If your machine is a laptop, just pop the cover off where the hard drive is
and remove it and drop in another drive.  Both of these options give you
safe clean ways to play with linux.

If you do not have a harddisk, or do not feel comfortable messing with hard
drives, then just install a virtual machine software on your windows and
install linux to the VM, it is also clean, easy and does not interfere with
your bootable drive.

Finally, if you want some background to OpenSource software have a read of
"The Cathedral and the Bazaar"  It will open your mind.

Mark




On 23 July 2013 16:26, Paul Hartland <paul.hartland at googlemail.com> wrote:

> To all,
>
> Sorry to jump in with a slight tangent, I have been thinking of setting up
> a dual boot type system where I choose to use either Windows or Linux, I
> have been a bit iffy about this in the past, what is the best way to go
> about it, do I have to wipe everything from my PC first etc then install
> the linux ?
>
> Thanks for any help in advance.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On 22 July 2013 21:30, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > There is a new Linux distro out which has been receiving very high rated
> > reviews called Deepin.
> >
> > It is a product the has been totally written in China by a bunch of geeks
> > there. The attention to detail on this product is spectacular. It has
> been
> > loosely described as a cross between Windows 7/8 and a Linux distro.
> >
> > http://planet.linuxdeepin.com/2013/06/19/linux-deepin-12-12-is-released/
> >
> > According to reviewers it is excessively easy to use..."So Easy a
> > 12-year-old Can Use It". Another plus, given that Ubuntu is one of the
> > fastest desktops, Deepin in comparison is far faster...maybe the fastest
> > distro of any type.
> >
> > This product will definitely reside in one of my virtual drives and if it
> > stands up to previous billing, I will be looking for friends and
> businesses
> > on which to install Deepin.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
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