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I actually have a Dell tablet style laptop that I really wanted to install Kali on, for some basic playing around with pen testing, but I was unable to ever fig

by yial 8y ago

I actually have a Dell tablet style laptop that I really wanted to install Kali on, for some basic playing around with pen testing, but I was unable to ever figure out how to get it to properly dual boot in anything but a “live” configuration. (Not a deal breaker but for my application not as useable ). I may have to give it another shot. Sadly, I absolutely am tethered to Windows for work however.

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type0 8y ago
Dual boot isn't generally recommended because Windows and Linux file systems don't mix well. Get yourself a second drive if you wan't to run them both on the same machine.
- CodesInChaos 8y ago
  Aren't Linux NTFS drivers production quality nowadays? And how is the second drive on the same machine helping?
  - mclehman 8y ago
    If I recall correctly, it's not so much an issue of actual filesystem incompatibilities, but rather something to do with Windows not respecting the other bootloader well. Separate drives mitigate that issue.
    - kungtotte 8y ago
      I haven't tried dual-booting since I moved to Windows 7 (on 10 now), but I never had any issues whatsoever as long as you installed Windows first and then whatever other OS after. Windows only clobbers the MBR during install in my experience.
  - baud147258 8y ago
    You boot on one disk or the other, I think (I never did that, but a classmate did)