[Tutor] OT: Recommendations for a Linux distribution to dual-boot with Win7-64 bit

[David Rock]

> On Jun 29, 2016, at 17:16, boB Stepp <robertvstepp at gmail.com> wrote:
> OK, I'm into a live Mint Linux session off my USB flash drive.  The

Cool.

> I typed both "python" and "python3" in the terminal window to see what
> is here:  Python 2.7.6 and Python 3.4.3 [Does this mean we are *on*
> topic now?  ~(:>))].  Question:  Is Python 3 used by any of Mint's OS
> functions?  Or does it only use Python 2?

I don’t know off-hand, but unless you plan on doing work with Mint itself, I doubt it matters much beyond the academia of knowing for knowledge’s sake.  Are you concerned about a version conflict with something you plan to do on the system?  We are definitely getting back on topic if you want to talk about different versions of python and whether it’s better to just work with what’s there or install something different.

> No Git is pre-installed, but it immediately tells me the command to
> type to get it!  Cool!!

If I may suggest… GitKraken is pretty nice.  https://www.gitkraken.com 
I’m not a fan of Git, but it makes it tolerable even for a stodgy SysAdmin like myself ;-)

> Now when the new hard drive arrives tomorrow we'll see if I can get a
> good dual-boot of Windows 7 and Mint Cinnamon going!

Having the second disk will make this a breeze.  You are avoiding the biggest complication of resizing partitions on the same disk.  The one suggestion I would make about the install:  when it asks if you want to use LVM, say yes.  It adds a layer of flexibility with you disk layout that you will be sad you don’t have later.

> Thanks for all of the help even though this has been off-topic for this list!
> 
> Meanwhile, more playing around with Mint!!

have fun!


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David Rock
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