Linux (Fedora) on a Windows computer?

Question

I want to install Fedora onto my computer which has Windows 7. If I install it what happens to my computer if I don' t have drivers, or do Windows drivers work on Linux?

Answer 1

The easiest way to do this is to install either VirtualBox or VMware Player. This way you can run Fedora from within Windows without even touching Windows at all. The best part is, the installation will be contained to a small set of files so you can back up your entire install of Fedora in case something messes up. You can maximize the window so that it seems you are on Fedora only, while Windows is actually running the entire time. Driver support is simple as both programs support Linux OSes. It's better and safer than dual booting or having to switch your hard drive cables every time you want to switch OSes.

Answer 2

Hey,





I'm one hardcore Linux fan, so I'd love to help. That's the only OS I use and I do code for it.





It all depends on what drivers you're referring to. Most drivers coming working on Linux right out of the box. Now if you're talking about gaming drivers like NVidia or something, that takes more work to enable. You can install Windows Drivers on Linux from the Software Center and/or manually configure them.





**** If You Mean Partition ****





If you mean install Fedora onto your computer, install it as a partition. This will divide the hard drive of your computer; one is Fedora, the other is Windows -- once installed, you'll be asked each time when you turn on your computer, whether you want to use Windows or Fedora.





So to answer both.





If you want to use Fedora on your computer, Partition your drive. If you want to know about drivers, most work out of the box, but there are ways to configure them.





**** If You Need Help ****





Look at my tutorial. Although it says Ubuntu, in your mind every time you see Ubuntu follow the same steps for installing Fedora.



http://gymforgeeks.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/install-ubuntu-with-usb-stickcd/





Good luck!

Answer 3

You can always run a liveCD. Just burn the .iso



You can play around with many many versions of linux within minutes of each other w/o installing to hard disk.



Virtual box is also good. But virtual box might not give you a look at how all the drivers and capatibilities play out on an actual install. livecd is basically a real install except just temporary to ram.

Answer 4

Try latest version of Fedora, it will save the time to find drivers.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Well, it will remove windows, unless you dual boot, or run it from another HD. You will have to get most drivers specially for Linux.