If you don't have a spare computer, want to try out a Linux distribution, and are a little intimidated by the details of setting up a dual-boot, check out Wubi. It makes a dual-boot pretty much a "one-click" affair, loading up the Ubuntu distribution via a Windows installer.
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It's been a few years (2002, probably) since I used a Linux box regularly. Yesterday I dual-booted my laptop with Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" and everything works flawlessly. So now I'm asking - what are the essential software packages I should install?
Linux Is Making Me Insane: Grappling with Ubuntu, the free, open-source operating system. I have Ubuntu on my PC through a dual-boot. I also purchased a USB wireless card which was guaranteed to be compatible with Ubuntu plug-and-play.
Hey, I just wanted to draw some attention to this great post of Chad's about femtosecond lasers and laser bandwidth in physics and chemistry.
The laptop is fixed..er...or rather was never really broken. Somehow the kitten managed to kill the cord, and the loose ac power inlet was an incidental finding.
One new power cord later (for the life of me I can't figure out how she did it) I've got my precious back.
Most linux distributions (including UBUNTU) also have a live-disk option where you can run the linux OS through memory to try it out. just put the disk in boot to the cd and then enjoy your linux environment on any computer.
also, ubuntu has made it easy to put this cd together wtih a thumb drive to have your own personal ubuntu computer anywhere you go.
also, ubuntu has made it easy to put this cd together wtih a thumb drive to have your own personal ubuntu computer anywhere you go.
this is true. but i've had problems with the USB boot option working on some laptops. but i guess that's just the intersection of linux with notebooks in general....
Does this require you to already have your hard drive properly partitioned?
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No, it doesn't require a partition. Files get put in a single directory on your Windows partition. It's easy to set up and if it doesn't like your hardware, it's easy to remove.
I downloaded that a while back, but it advised to back up my files before I installed it and I never got around to doing that.
I downloaded that a while back, but it advised to back up my files before I installed it and I never got around to doing that.
yeah, i think a cheap external hard drive that you sync every day or so is really worth the money. no need to back up or worry about a hard drive melt down.
I just installed it on my Dell laptop last night - it doesn't see my 19" Acer LCD monitor and I can't get it to log into my wireless network :(
I just installed it on my Dell laptop last night - it doesn't see my 19" Acer LCD monitor and I can't get it to log into my wireless network :(
yeah. people should always google the exp. other people with notebooks have had with a linux distro. lots of negatives....