Hello,
I am looking to download and install linux i do not have a clue i know there is a dot org site but i did not find that very helpful can some one please help me i have an inpiron 1300 dell and it is running xp is there a way of keeping xp on as well? i look forward to your reply
Tom
2007-02-03 20:14:06 · 5 answers · asked by thomaswheeler1991 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You can install linux and windows on same computer . After installing you will see an option for which operating system you want to use after you start computer . You can use ubuntu
www,ubuntu,org and there are mirrors you can download from
Or you can order free ubuntu cds by ship it . I ordered 5 Cd s already and I m living in Turkey . I got them in 3 weeks . So you can get them less than 2 weeks I guess.
If you want to try complicated linux you can try suse linux but it slows down system cause it has many components.
2007-02-03 20:20:26 · answer #1 · answered by xeibeg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well yes, you can install linux and also keep your XP (that is called dual booting)
I get the distinct feeling that you have heard of linux and are eager to try it out, but that you are a bit low on exposure to linux. Unlike Windows, linux comes in various shades (called a linux distribution). RedHat, Suse, Ubuntu, Debian etc are examples of linux distributions.
Before you install linux, you should use what is called a LiveCD.
It means, getting linux on a CD and inserting the CD in your PC and using linux from there. This you can do, even when you are on windows, and so if you dont like linux, you will not have gone through the effort of installing it!
I suggest you check out this link
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php?firsttime=true
It will ask you a few questions to understand your requirements and then suggest a couple of linux versions that you can look up
Once you understand which one suits you best and you are past the LiveCD stage, download and install the linux distribution of your choice!
All the best
2007-02-03 20:27:36 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The linux web site is not for explain how to install linux. There is better to find some linux forums and join them. Learn from them before you start installing linux. If you ready to install, you must free some of your disk space, and create new partition. This is a dangerous thing, do it carefully, or you will lost your hard work. Make backup before partitioning your harddrive.
Linux need at least 2 partition, For root (/) and for Linux swap. Sets partition Linux swap at least 1GB, but don't get too big, 2GB should be enough. The other partition, for Root, you may sets it 10 GB or whatever you like. I recommend at least 10 GB. Then you can Install linux on empty partition (the "root").
For an easy installation, I use Ubuntu ( http://www.ubuntu.com ).
2007-02-03 20:31:05 · answer #3 · answered by oohay_member_directory 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a look at:
http://timsweb.co.uk/?p=4
May be helpful. I do suggest, though, before installing Linux that you have a computer geek on speed dial; it can be very confusing!
2007-02-03 20:26:23 · answer #4 · answered by jglombek 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to "The Linux Documentation Project", you will find answers to all your Linux questions there.
http://www.tldp.org/
To learn about each of the distro's, go here
http://distrowatch.com/
2007-02-03 20:24:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup.
U can
Im into Fedora core6 now.
u can download the iso images from any mirror sites and then burn the images into CDs and then install.
Red hat is also well known for repositories.
check this out :
http://www.fedora.redhat.com/Download/mirrors.html
Better use some Download managers for that.
2007-02-03 20:22:16 · answer #6 · answered by Deepak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋