On my main tower PC, the boot screen lets me choose between two operating systems: Windows 11 and whatever version of Linux I'm testing at the time. I almost always choose Linux. Here's why.

Let's start by clearly stating what this post is, and what it isn't. It is a description of how I set up multi-boot for Linux systems, sometimes including Windows, using the GRUB bootloader. It is not ...

I use Windows because I have to, and Linux because I want to.

I've been using mandrake on a 20gb partition of my 40gb HD and Win2k on my other partition. I've always been able to choose between the 2 from the linux boot screen. Once I upgraded my 2k to XP it ...

So, I don't need help with anything. I finally got everything working, it was just a long 4+ day struggle and I would love to hear speculation as to WTF was causing the issues I finally defeated.

If you're a Mac user, you may have already used Apple's Boot Camp to get Windows on your system for those must-have programs. With a fast new Ubuntu out, however, you might want to give it a try—but ...