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Operating Systems Linux Ubuntu Installing Linux on an existing Windows PC? Post 302181710 by Methal on Thursday 3rd of April 2008 08:39:46 PM
Old 04-03-2008
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Originally Posted by lazytech
If you are looking to create a dual boot environment, Linux distros usually have a partitioning too that should allow you to resize the Windows partition to make room for a Linux partition to exist. I know for a fact Ubuntu has such a tool and I have used it with success.
Thanks. Could you tell me if I were to stick another HD in there and set it as a slave, could I install Ubuntu on that HD and still have a DB option?
 

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glutSetOption -- Allows you to set some general state/option variables. LIBRARY
OpenGLUT - state SYNOPSIS
#include <openglut.h> void glutSetOption(GLenum eWhat, int value); PARAMETERS
eWhat Enumerated parameter ID. value New value. DESCRIPTION
Stores the value into a state variable named by eWhat. Allowable eWhat IDs are: - GLUT_ACTION_ON_WINDOW_CLOSE Controls what happens when a window is closed by the user or system. GLUT_ACTION_EXIT will immediately exit the application (default). GLUT_ACTION_GLUTMAINLOOP_RETURNS will immediately return from the main loop. GLUT_ACTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION will contine execution of remaining windows. - GLUT_INIT_DISPLAY_MODE An alternate way to set the display mode for a new window. - GLUT_INIT_WINDOW_HEIGHT An alternate way to set the height of new windows. - GLUT_INIT_WINDOW_WIDTH An alternate way to set the width of new windows. - GLUT_INIT_WINDOW_X An alternate way to set the initial horizontal position of new windows. - GLUT_INIT_WINDOW_Y An alternate way to set the initial vertical position of new windows. - GLUT_RENDERING_CONTEXT Set to either GLUT_CREATE_NEW_CONTEXT or GUT_USE_CURRENT_CONTEXT to indicate whether to share the current OpenGL rendering context with new windows. - GLUT_WINDOW_CURSOR Attempt to set the current window 's current cursor as if by glutSetCursor(). SEE ALSO
glutGet(3) glutDeviceGet(3) glutGetModifiers(3) glutLayerGet(3) glutDestroyWindow(3) glutMainLoop(3) glutInitDisplayMode(3) glutInit(3) glutInitWindowSize(3) glutInitWindowPosition(3) glutSetCursor(3) Epoch
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