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Sadly, Linux is still for geeks.

Posted by liquilife on 08/06 at 09:32 PM

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to use an operating system that is NOT Windows 95 through XP? Yeah, me as well. I had been hearing a lot lately about this new Linux distribution called “Ubuntu”. The name was as elusive as my ability to use it apparently. More on that later. Ubuntu is supposed to be the next operating system to possibly give Windows a run for it’s money. Translation: They are shooting for a 5% market share among home users of a personal computer. So what was the big deal about Ubuntu that caught my attention? It is supposed to be very user friendly and easy to set up. They even claim that it is easier to set up Ubuntu then Windows XP. Whoooiii! Naturally I download the 800mb download of the latest build and burn the setup on a CD. Next step is to partition my hard drive to commit a 2nd operating system, Ubuntu in this case. What follows is pure hell.

Posted by liquilife on 08/06 at 09:32 PM | 0 comments | Permalink
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The holy guide to installing Ubuntu AND keeping your WindowsXP installation

Posted by liquilife on 09/16 at 02:59 PM

Installing Ubuntu on a formatted machine may be easy but what if you just want to “play” with this new fascinating OS and retain the security of having WindowsXP? The solution is easy of course. Dual boot. This allows you to select an Operating System to boot into when your PC is restarted or turned on. This is no easy task come to find out if you’ve never done this before. Well, with no further adoo here is the holy guide on doing just this:

Pre-install checklist and instructions (Very important!):
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p17.htm
Setting up dual boot and installing Ubuntu:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p3.htm

The ubuntu-6.06-alternate-i386.iso for the text based installer is what this guide is mostly about. It allows more options for people who want to have more of a customised installation.This does require a unique release of Ubuntu not found (I didn’t find it anyways) at ubuntu.com. For my purpose I found ubuntu-6.06-alternate-i386.iso for download and then burned it to a CD using Nero. Just be sure NOT to burn this ISO as any type of Data. Just do a search for “ubuntu-6.06-alternate-i386.iso” on google and you’ll find plenty of websites to download it from.

Just remember, take your time and research this thouroughly before following through. This guide worked for me but I cannot gaurentee your success on your PC. That would be just down outright dumb of me. smile

Posted by liquilife on 09/16 at 02:59 PM | 0 comments | Permalink
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