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http://crunchbanglinux.org – So, I'm using a rather cheap Toshiba Satellite as a wi-fi bridge and a portable media center, but it's been barely sputtering by with Windows 7 because of its low specs. I was looking into dual-booting Linux, and was recommended Crunchbang for use. Now, normally I would've tried this out by now, but I'm planning on dual-booting this alongside 7 for certain reasons, and I'm not too familiar with Linux distros/partitions (I've tried Ubuntu, but only through Wubi installation, so I don't know most things firsthand). I just have a few questions I'd like to a (HowTos)

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Submitted by ziyi on 01/31/2012 – Made popular on 01/31/2012

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