Dual boot Linux

[docwebster]

So what I'm looking for here is two things - a Linux distro good for we poor schlubs whose acquaintance with Linux is nodding at best, and a kind of Dual Booting For The Compleat Idiot so I can dual boot with XP.

Comments

[veloracat.livejournal.com]

As far as I can tell, Ubuntu is the new sexy thing in Linux distros. I personally love Mandrake (now calling itself Mandriva). Many distros set themselves up to be just a matter of clicking around and finding things. Mandriva has a singal application to help with all sorts of setup tasks which can be quite nice.

Choosing your distro is the hard part. Dual booting will take care of itself. Depending on your distro, it'll set up grub or lilo by default. Either gives a menu at the start to choose which you want to run. They'll be set to boot the linux by default, but that can be changed if desired.

Okay, enough advice from a total stranger.

[docwebster.livejournal.com]

Advice very much welcomed, and hey, anybody that's a friend of Glinda's is okay by me.