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I am currently running Windows 7 Home Premium x64 on my laptop. I would like to install more than one Linux distro, IN ADDITION TO Windows 7. How do I go about this, what do I need to be careful and aware of, is it possible?



The specific distros I might eventually install:




  • Definitely: Ubuntu (is it a good idea to install the
    Linux-Secure-Remix version?)

  • Almost definitely: OpenSUSE

  • Probably: Zorin

  • Possibly: Arch

  • Possibly: Fedora

  • Possibly: FreeBSD



Computer details:




  • Successfully used WUBI for Ubuntu in the past

  • Recently reinstalled Windows using the RECOVERY partition

  • Windows 7 Home Premium x64

  • model: ASUS K53U series

  • AMD Brazos Dual Core E450 1.65 GHz

  • 750GB hard drive, currently partitioned into C: (300GB total, 246 GB free), D: (373GB - total, 167 GB free), and RECOVERY (the rest of the space, I think)

  • 4GB RAM



Can I be sure that GRUB will work, if WUBI has worked?



In short, how do I go about triple- or quadruple-booting Windows 7, Ubuntu and other distros? What do I need to be aware of? How do I set up the partition structure?



Thank you in advance


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Well, dual booting is kind of pushing it already. You will find that over time you stop using all OSes but one.



If you REALLY want to have multiple OSes, VMs are the best way to go. You can install, uninstall, and trash them at will. =]



If you REALLY REALLY want to have more than 2 OSes that are NOT in a VM, just create a partition for each. Finally install something like GRUB or BURG.


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