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Dual Boot Puppy Linux With Ubuntu

The document describes how to install multiple versions of Puppy Linux on the same computer alongside Ubuntu. It provides instructions for partitioning the disk, copying Puppy ISO files to the partition, and modifying GRUB to add boot menu entries for launching the different Puppy versions.

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Dual Boot Puppy Linux With Ubuntu

The document describes how to install multiple versions of Puppy Linux on the same computer alongside Ubuntu. It provides instructions for partitioning the disk, copying Puppy ISO files to the partition, and modifying GRUB to add boot menu entries for launching the different Puppy versions.

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Andres
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Dual Boot Puppy Linux With Ubuntu

PuppyLinuxissonicethatIalwayskeepitaroundevenifIdon'tneedit.Ihaveasmall
partitiononmylaptopwhereIinstalldifferentversionsofPuppy,andtheycoexistwithmy
mainUbuntu(actuallyXubuntu)system.Theinstallationisveryeasy.
LatelyIhaveinstalledPrecisePuppy5.6.1andSlackoPuppy5.5.Afterdownloading
the.isofiles,Iextractedthemandcopiedtheircontenton/dev/sda9likethis:
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Thenrunthecommandsudoupdategrub.
NowrebootthePCandhavefunwithPuppy.

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