Using Linux with Windows?

[The Ponzzz]

Ok, so, my whole wiki issue seems like it can be fixed if I just had Linux. So, would just installing Linux with Vista work? I'm really unfamiliar with running another OS ontop of Windows. If it works, would just working with the wiki with Linux solve my issue?

[Deathravin]

if you "need" linux, why not just make a virtual machine of it? virtual box is a decent one. Virtual PC by microsoft is good, but last I checked it didn't like Linux very well.

[Moist Happenings]

If you do end up installing both, make sure you install windows first, not second. LILO works well to dual boot, but when you put Windows (at least XP. Vista's probably even worse, knowing MS) into the equation it's like throwing an Orca into the penguin tank.

[Deathravin]

Why do you want to make another Gemstone Wiki, isn't Krakii good enuff?

[BigWorm]

Pretty sure its the server that needs to be running linux, not your desktop. Most of the wiki packages run on top of a LAMP stack, which is linux, Apache (web server), mysql (database), and PHP/Perl/Python/etc (server side scripting language). The particular implementation doesn't really matter though because the wiki software abstracts that and gives you a web interface for controlling almost everything.