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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
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I vaguely remember from trying this many years ago that if you install Windows first it will try and wipe everything, and if you install Linux second it will leave Windows alone, and you can then go straight to grub on every boot and choose Windows or Linux. Is that still the case?
Kinda, if you install Linux first, WIndows will not be able to see the space occupied by the Ubuntu partition, so it will not try to fill it, but I would still go with another disk, since the most common problems of dual boot will not occur. And is easier to setup, just install windows in one disk and Ubuntu in another, then you can change the boot by the BIOS menu.
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Good to know, thanks