

It is the job of the bootloader to tell the CPU what operating system (OS) to load and how to load it.


What is a bootloader?Ī bootloader is a tiny piece of software which lives in a special part of your hard drive or SSD. For these applications, it is often a good idea to run them in Windows, so dual booting is another ideal solution to this. You may also have software such as Adobe Creative Suite, which only runs on Windows. While you can configure them to run under WinE, it's often much simpler and faster performance to just reboot and play it in Windows. Why Dual Boot?Ī dual-boot configuration is essential for PC gamers who want to run Linux since virtually no games are developed for Linux. In this guide we look at how to install BURG, the graphical bootloader from the people who brought us GRUB. GRUB is the default bootloader for many Linux distributions, and while it is capable of dual booting multiple operating systems, it is a little bland.
