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petegreenhorn

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MCE & Ubuntu on same machine
« on: July 17, 2008, 07:19:44 pm »
Hi, is it possible to load and use LinuxMCE and Ubuntu, on two seperate hard drives inside the same box . Any help gratefully appreciated

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Re: MCE & Ubuntu on same machine
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2008, 07:29:40 pm »
Yes you can do that. You would have to use the CD install process. I would start by installing Ubuntu first. Then Install Kubuntu on a separate partition to create a duel boot system. This can be done automatically Using the Kubuntu Live install CD after installing Ubuntu. Once you have installed Kubuntu then Install LMCE using the 2 CD installer. This takes some time but it will give you flexibility to how you want LinuxMCE set up. There is no way I know of to do it using the DVD installer.

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Re: MCE & Ubuntu on same machine
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2008, 10:25:11 pm »
Well he is going to be using 2 seperate drives fearingsept.  So it should not be a problem to use the DVD on one of them.  As a precaution I would recommend unhooking the other drive during installation though, just to make sure you can't accidentally pick the wrong drive.
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Re: MCE & Ubuntu on same machine
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2008, 11:19:03 pm »
Oh Yeah.. your right.. my bad.
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Re: MCE & Ubuntu on same machine
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2008, 11:56:28 pm »
hi guy s thanks for the responses ,i can get on with it after much searching . thanks again