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6 minutes ago, GoZone said:

I am wanting to have a laptop to have Windows/Mac/Ubuntu/Remix so I can have the best of all of these applications, but is it possible at the least?

Yes. 

 

You could use the GRUB bootloader, for example, which is easily configurably from within Ubuntu.

It gives you a menu on boot to choose whatever OS you want to start up (you can have any number of OS' you want really).

I am wanting to have a laptop to have Windows/Mac/Ubuntu/Remix so I can have the best of all of these applications, but is it possible at the least?

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I don't think there is a limit if you have the room to partition space for each. 
But, don't quote me on that. I had to tri-boot for a grade school project. 

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6 minutes ago, GoZone said:

I am wanting to have a laptop to have Windows/Mac/Ubuntu/Remix so I can have the best of all of these applications, but is it possible at the least?

Yes. 

 

You could use the GRUB bootloader, for example, which is easily configurably from within Ubuntu.

It gives you a menu on boot to choose whatever OS you want to start up (you can have any number of OS' you want really).

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1 minute ago, GoZone said:

I am wanting to have a laptop to have Windows/Mac/Ubuntu/Remix so I can have the best of all of these applications, but is it possible at the least?

Yep! Done it before with two versions of Windows (7 and 10), Yosemite, and Linux mint. 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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1 minute ago, DioOmicida said:

I don't think there is a limit if you have the room to partition space for each. 
But, don't quote me on that. I had to tri-boot for a grade school project. 

Epic, wish I could do that for a school project, :P

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1 minute ago, Benergy said:

Yes. 

 

You could use the GRUB bootloader, for example, which is easily configurably from within Ubuntu.

It gives you a menu on boot to choose whatever OS you want to start up.

How would you do that because Ubuntu and Remix doesn't love the default bootloader?

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2 minutes ago, GoZone said:

Epic, wish I could do that for a school project, :P

It's one of the things that got me into technology. I thought it was extremely cool.
Though at that time Visualization wasn't as big and I think that would honestly be a better route. 

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2 minutes ago, DioOmicida said:

It's one of the things that got me into technology. I thought it was extremely cool.
Though at that time Visualization wasn't as big and I think that would honestly be a better route. 

What kind of class could you do that for?

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3 minutes ago, GoZone said:

How would you do that because Ubuntu and Remix doesn't love the default bootloader?

If GRUB is currently installed as your bootloader, http://www.howtogeek.com/196655/how-to-configure-the-grub2-boot-loaders-settings/ 

 

If not, http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-repair-restore-reinstall-grub-2-with-a-ubuntu-live-cd

 

It's easy to configure. There's an Ubuntu program with a GUI you can use to set custom backgrounds and fonts for the GRUB menu too :)

(GRUBcustomiser or something)

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1 minute ago, Benergy said:

If GRUB is currently installed as your bootloader, http://www.howtogeek.com/196655/how-to-configure-the-grub2-boot-loaders-settings/ 

 

If not, http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-repair-restore-reinstall-grub-2-with-a-ubuntu-live-cd

 

It's easy to configure. There's an Ubuntu program with a GUI you can use to set custom backgrounds and fonts for the GRUB menu too :)

(GRUBcustomiser or something)

Okay thanks I need to archive this when I get the laptop then.

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1 minute ago, GoZone said:

What kind of class could you do that for?

My area had very specialized grade schools. Mine just happened to be a vocational school.
ie: Car garages and paint studios, huge film and cad classes, and tons of hardware and networking classes.
I just got lucky that I happened to go to a great vocational grade school.
Extremely bad math and science departments, though. 

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