my OS is Win XP now I want to install Linux on it. what is the procedure of installing linux ?
2007-02-02 16:08:52 · 6 answers · asked by pabitra_dewri 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
1. Go to www.ubuntu.com and download Ubuntu Linux
2. Burn Ubuntu CD
3. If you have at least 10GB free on current disk: insert the Linux CD and boot you system from the CD
4. Run the CD in the "live mode" the Ubuntu CD will boot the actual working Linux O/S from the CD without writing anything to the hard disk.
5. Click on the install icon (if you wish to install Linux)
6. Follow the instructions to create a "dual boot" system.
7. When the installation is finished, reboot; you will be given the choice to boot Linux or Windows; this chioce will be available everytime you boot in a dual boot mode.
8. When you boot into Linux, select the web browser and go to www.getautomatix.com; follow the instructions to install and run Automatix; Automatix greatly enhances your Linux installation in terms of handling different types of files.
9. Have fun with Linux! Use Linux for your email and browsing and say goodbye to Windows spyware and viruses.
2007-02-02 17:31:51 · answer #1 · answered by Joe J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hardware requirements
. Space requirements and coexistence
. Time requirements
. Choosing a Linux distribution
. Installation Overview
. First Installation Steps: The Easy Way
. First Installation Steps: The Hard Way
. Continuing the Installation
. Basic Parts of an Installation Kit
. Installation In Detail
. Getting prepared for installation
. Creating the boot and root floppies
. Repartitioning your DOS/Windows drives
. Creating partitions for Linux
. Booting the installation disk
. Installing software packages
. After package installations
Booting Your New System
. After Your First Boot
Beginning System Administratration
. Custom LILO Configuration
Such all above about Linux installation visit
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Installation-HOWTO/
2007-02-02 16:20:56 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Linux is an operating system (OS), just like Windows. It allows you to use your computer. Linux is not an application that you can 'install in Windows'.
Buy and install another hard disk. Set the jumpers of the new disk to be the master and set the jumpers on your Windows disk to be the slave.
Put your Linux CD in the drive and reboot your PC. Install Linux on the blank hard drive. It will automatically detect your Windows disk and create a boot menu option for it.
The result will be a dual-boot PC - the safest way to start your foray into Linux.
2007-02-02 16:17:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
if you want both windows & linux, you have to partition your hard drive, that means cutting it up and using part of it for 1 OS and the other part for another
if you want only linux, you simply format your hard drive and install linux like you would windows, which might be easier if you have an easy to use distribution like red hat or mandrake
2007-02-02 16:12:38 · answer #4 · answered by some_one1234 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a very smple option is to try out DyneBolic linux's live cd, its a multimedia OS with audio & video editing capabilities.
use the live cd, if u like it, copy it to another partition and boot from bootable cd
that way u boot in winxp normally and boot into linux with the live cd. the cd pops out after booting when u have docked it to ur pc (ie copied the folder onto HDD)
2007-02-02 16:40:02 · answer #5 · answered by Deepak 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Suggest you get UBUNTU it is the most user friendly, plus it has an excellent starter guide in WIKI. You can download it at ubuntu.com.
2007-02-02 16:42:04 · answer #6 · answered by Patrick 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋