Kubuntu/Vista dual-boot

[Guest]

Hi guys,

I'm a complete Linux novice, and I'm interested in dual-booting Kubuntu with Vista. I have a laptop with a single hard-drive, partitioned twice - C: and D:. My query is this: is it possible to run through the Kubuntu setup process (creating unallocated space on the system partition, etc.) without losing any data? I'm just a little twitchy about the risk of anything being deleted from my hard drive, as I have a large music collection, a lot of documents, etc. Would it be prudent to make a complete system backup first?

Thanks a lot,

M.

[dibl]

Re: Kubuntu/Vista dual-boot

Would it be prudent to make a complete system backup first?

YES, absolutely -- at least your valuable data. Windows can be reinstalled ....

Here's good guidance on the dual-boot setup:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/partitioning

[Qqmike]

Re: Kubuntu/Vista dual-boot

Yep.

And should you need anything beyond the very excellent psychocats, that might be:
Vista *** The definitive dual-booting guide: Linux, Vista and XP step-by-step
http://apcmag.com/dualboot
(Vista has some questionable quirks and it has some neat capabilities.)