["FrontPage"] > [:Portal_First_Steps:First steps] > Windows installation

(!) [:/Discussion:Discussion]

Traduction(s): [:FromWindowsToDebian:English] - [:FromWindowsToDebianPolish:Polski] - [:FromWindowsToDebianDutch:Nederlands] - [:?DebianRussian/FromWindowsToDebian:Русский] - [:PortugueseBR/FromWindowsToDebian:Português Brasileiro]


If you want to make the switch from Windows to Debian, there are a few different options you can take to help make it a comforable transition.

Switch to cross platform applications

Use a Live Bootable CD

Make Windows share your computer with Debian

More information on dual booting is available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_boot Wikipedia].

Use a second computer to run Debian

With a second computer you can format and start afresh; no dual booting. This gives you the security that you aren't messing anything up whilst you learn. A second computer is more appropriate for server development because the server can run all the time. It isn't up and down every time you use Windows. You can also control it and test from the windows machine.?BR If you have a second computer it might be easier to share the monitor, keyboard and mouse with a KVM switch than it would be to find room for a second set on your desk. With a KVM switch you can switch between computers by just pressing a few keys on the keyboard. It will be like you just got up and changed chairs to sit in front of the other computer. A two port KVM switch runs from $10US to $60US. Models with more ports are also available.?BR If you are trying out desktop Debian, be fair in the comparison, should you use a vastly inferior machine. You probably won't overload a test server noticably.

Overview

(It would be nice to have such page, specific to Debian though. ?HelpNeeded -- FranklinPiat ?DateTime(2007-08-07T07:45:11Z) )

See also