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| 734693 | 2009-01-03 10:14:00 | Hello my name is joe and i would like to know how to partition my one hard drive so i can download and use linux on its partition please. i dont know were to even start. can someone give me step by step instructions and then information on how to dual boot. also im looking for what version of linux i should use. can someone recommend me one please... | ZapperBoy10647 (11988) | ||
| 734694 | 2009-01-03 10:28:00 | One partition program that works well is Easeus Partition Manager (http://www.partition-tool.com/) - Home version - you install it on the windows OS, then shrink the existing partition to the size required for the other OS ( Linux) theres screen shots on that site showing how to use it as well.-- Linux --- Hmmmm theres lots of them - one a lot use is Ubuntu - Not to sure if when its installed it will auto configure for dual booting - one of the Linux users can advice - Jen or Chilling_silence come to mind. The other option is to use the Windows OS as is, and run the Linux in a Virtual machine - something like Virtual box (http://www.virtualbox.org/) - I have Xubuntu running on a XP machine with this software. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 734695 | 2009-01-03 10:50:00 | Um.... ok i kind of get what you say. i just saw fedora does anyone recommend that? so basically i cant partition without third party software... bummer. And im sure people have been saying something about dual boot..... Just out of curiosity what does dual booting actually do?? EDIT: the reason i dont like third party software is because im very mistrusting when it comes to software |
ZapperBoy10647 (11988) | ||
| 734696 | 2009-01-03 11:15:00 | Ok i need someone to also be very prcise on how to install so i dont lose any data. and how to use. i also need some help with how to do the .iso image on ubuntu | ZapperBoy10647 (11988) | ||
| 734697 | 2009-01-03 13:22:00 | Try before you buy. Sounds like you are new to Linux to me so rather than install try a live cd version, Ubuntu, DSL come to mind or even Puppy. word of warning about dual booting any os with vista. Vista boot loader often does like playing second fiddle to another boot manager ie lilo or grub, but it will if you know how. There are many how to on the web on well dare I say how to do this. |
beama (111) | ||
| 734698 | 2009-01-03 13:49:00 | What? nope i have sp3 read the sig. lol i am not going to touch vista untill its performace comes up to be atleast around if not above xp's level and whats the live test process include fill me in please... |
ZapperBoy10647 (11988) | ||
| 734699 | 2009-01-03 18:22:00 | OK, before we start... your sig says you have a 350GB harddrive; how much of that are you using, how much of it is free. If you have not used Linux before (or even if you have used it once or twice) I would suggest a live CD, whereby the CD loads Linux into your system RAM and it runs from there. Live CD's I would suggest: PCLinuxOS, Mepis, or Ubuntu You will have to download these (or maybe a forum user will send you a copy if you ask). Once you have played round with a LiveCD and like what you see, then I would suggest you get hold of an old harddrive, and install onto that (or as Jen suggested, there are Linux distros that will install into a windows folder - this would be much more advisable initially) But play with Live versions first, let us know how you get on, then maybe we can give you install instructions specific to the distro you like |
Myth (110) | ||
| 734700 | 2009-01-03 19:01:00 | What I have done is have Linux on a seperate harddrive just in case if anything goes wrong or I want to change it to something different I can just wipe the whole drive.:D And so my Windows is safe on a different harddrive.:) The best way to do it is to get Linux live dvd's from computer magazines so you dont have to waste time or your download bandwith.:thumbs: Borders has a good range of Linux magazines which allways have a new live Linux Distro with them to use/try out as well,as well as some of the other computer magazines but what I find is that with the Linux magazine's it talks about the distro in the mag's. itself so you get more info. about the distro and talks about setting it up as well.:) You can use Linux for everthing but not for playing games that's why I still have XP for that.:D |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 734701 | 2009-01-03 19:19:00 | in june when ubuntu 8.04 came out pcworld had the OS on their DVD if i just put the DVD in for to boot from, would it work? or would i need to burn it to an ISO? or run wubi( or whatever its called)? |
pcuser7895 (12979) | ||
| 734702 | 2009-01-03 19:42:00 | First off, you'll want to try something like Ubuntu: www.ubuntu.com If you choose something else, thats fine, but we'll pretend for now you're going to try Ubuntu (Because its the most widely adopted. With Linux there's nothing to stop you trying all of them if you really wanted). Just to clarify, I say "try" because you can load it up and everything runs off the CD without touching the rest of your HDD, no repartitioning needed. Its really quite cool the first time you see it. It'll let you see what Linux is like without having to worry about killing your PC. Now if I remember rightly PCW had the .iso file on their DVD, so you'll need to copy that to your HDD or download from ^^ Once its downloaded, the easiest way to burn it is with: http://isoburn.sourceforge.net/ Or: http://www.imgburn.com/ Either will do just fine. I say use either of those two because countless people waste discs using the built-in Windows XP CD Burning etc, all they are doing is copying the .iso file back to a CD. Thats fine generally, but what you're wanting to do is write all the information thats contained in the .iso file AS the CD (Sorry if this seems a bit above / beneath you, I figure why not explain, just-in-case). The .iso file contains potentially thousands of files, which your PC needs to see as it turns on in order to load linux. Now, presumably you've burned everything correctly, you'll want to pop the disc back in and shutdown your PC. Now, turn it back on and be ready to enter your PC's BIOS, usually with either F2, DEL, F10 or F12. Mash all of those buttons and one is bound to get you into your BIOS Be careful what you do in there, you could mess with things you probably shouldnt ... but what you want to do is figure out how to change your Boot Priority / Boot Order so the CD Drive is checked before your Hard Drives. Do that and when you Save and Quit from the BIOS you should hear your CD drive whirr into life and an on-screen display showing you its about to load Ubuntu Linux. From there, I believe it has a built-in non-destructive partitioner (but that'd need confirming) that you can use to help with the installation :) Cheers and good luck Chill. |
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