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NuBe Needs help starting to use Ubuntu
So I want to start using linux. I bought thes Book Called The Official unbutu Book.. It came with an ubuntu CD/DVD. Says it's a full copy of 6.06LTS, but I'm not sure.
So Here's my list of questions:
What DO I need to do to install ubuntu?
How DO I dual-boot?
Will I need to download anything?
All help that you can give will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance to all who reply and I look forward to reading your post
Phillip
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sorry, didn't see the sticky of the linux guide.
Though if anyone wishes to help me through this post, It would be nice.
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You have everything you need to get started. Actually, quite a bit more than most people start with. Probably, all you will need to do is put the CD into your optical drive and reboot the machine, and Ubuntu will boot from the CD and allow you to try the system out.
Dual-booting is very simple. If you decide to install Ubuntu to your harddrive, it will automatically detect any Windows installations you have and add them to what is called the GRUB menu. Basically, when you boot your computer, the GRUB menu will appear for a short while (you can configure the amount of time once things are installed,) and allow you to choose between Linux and Windows to boot from.
For downloads, you'll probably need to download a bunch of updates (since the 6.06 release has been out since June,) which Ubuntu will handle automatically through the update manager. You might need to download and install a newer version of your graphics driver depending on what card you're using.
One tip I would suggest is that if you have a Wi-Fi network connection, consider plugging in directly to the router via ethernet cable for the initial setup, because WiFi is one area of Linux where you'll probably need to install drivers and do a little bit of configuration.
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i got some questions. how do you get wireless working, is there a way to fix the clock so it isnt military time, how do i download updates, how do i install programs, and how do i fix the resolution? it doesnt seem to find my video card. sorry if this seems like alot, but this is my first time using linux
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For your graphics card drivers you can download an install script called "envy" off of this guy's page:
http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html
Make sure you read all of his installation instructions before proceeding.
Note: You may notice that the url references nvidia, but the newest version of his script includes drivers for both ATI and NVIDIA, as you will see when you reach the website.
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I need to reformat my HD. Considering I have want is advertised as 80GB of space, what would be the optimum partition configuration for me to use to run both WinXP and ubuntu? Second, I assume that I should install windows first, Is this correct? Last when going through the partitioning/reformating process, what does it mean when ubuntu tells me to "Make sure to allocate space for a root partition ("/"), with a minimum size of 2GB and a swap partition of at least 256MB".
Other than that, I think I understand it enough to get started.
again thanks for the help.
Phillip
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Yes you will want to install XP first. Ok in general you will want two partition, the first is the main partition which is were all of your data will be stored(stuff like documents, videos programs... the OS) So give this as much as you can but something like 10GB is a good place to start if you can spare it(the main partition will be formated using ext3 file format).
Then there is a swap partition. Think of swap as basically something that Linux will use as ram if it finds that your computer does not have enough. Typically I use anyware from 512MBs-1GB for the swap(this should be formatted as Linux-Swap in ubuntu) if you have less than 512MBs of ram you should have more.
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OK here's my laptop's specs just to clear some things up
Core Duo 2.0ghz
80GB 7200rpm HD
1GB (512MB X2) RAM at 533MHz
ATI Radeon x1400
intergrated sound
Now,If I understand things correctly this is what I should do:
1) reformat HD
2) install WinXP
3) install ubuntu
3a) while installing partition the HD
My question is this: do I need a separted partion for each OS? and How many partitions total should I end up with and what size for each(ball park estimates are fine)?
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mine was as followed:
FAT partition (for dell mediadirect)
win xp
gray spot (still not really sure about that)
1GB swap partition
linux
so with windows, you should have 3. i had a problem with mine partition process, so i had to make the linux partition first, and put it at the end of the unallocated space, then i made the swap at the beginning of the unallocated space. not sure if thats the right way, but thats the only way i could get it to work, and it install fine
i feel so stupid trying to figure linux out. haha. sigh, oh well, its a learning experience i guess.
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It always happened that XP was already installed on my computer when I went to install Ubuntu(or any other distro for that matter) And yes you will need a partition for each OS.
It should look somthing like this with your 80GB HDD
69GB = what ever you use with XP (NTFS I think)
10GB = ext3 format
1GB = swap format