Linux...Should I Try??!!??

Azn Tr14dZ · Jul 19, 2007

It should be done burning to a CD now (using Roxio, not Nero)...then do I just pop it in and boot from the CD?

Azn Tr14dZ · Jul 20, 2007

What to do now...

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

K now, shut down, then I want you to boot to the live cd, push enter, go to install at the top of the page in the bar, click install. It will want you to partition, I would go for about 40gb thats a good amount to try. Follow from there... very easy, i'll be here. Join me if you help on the partitioning, you can access the itnernet even when you are installing!

Azn Tr14dZ · Jul 20, 2007

PVTCaboose1337 said:
K now, shut down, then I want you to boot to the live cd, push enter, go to install at the top of the page in the bar, click install. It will want you to partition, I would go for about 40gb thats a good amount to try. Follow from there... very easy, i'll be here. Join me if you help on the partitioning, you can access the itnernet even when you are installing!

What if I don't want to install it on the hard drive?

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

You can sample it, just running from the live cd. It won't hurt your comp/

Azn Tr14dZ · Jul 20, 2007

PVTCaboose1337 said:
You can sample it, just running from the live cd. It won't hurt your comp/

Ok, thanks. I was planning just to sample it until I find more info about Linux, and I feel more comfortable. I'll be back in a sec.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

Talk to me when you are on live. FYI it will be slower. Try to get internet in the live. It's fun.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

O take a screenie btw, and I gtg be back in a few.

Azn Tr14dZ · Jul 20, 2007

Woot, I'm in live right now, but it is a bit slow. What should I do now?

Azn Tr14dZ · Jul 20, 2007

What else should I do now, I'm not lost...I just don't know what else I should do...

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

Its slow because your runnign it from the ram... duh

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

Azn Tr14dZ said:
What else should I do now, I'm not lost...I just don't know what else I should do...

Install it or:

Try out some programs, openoffice, firefox, umm games, I LOVE tron, anyway, you can try as you like, if you do, go to the top and look at the bar that says install. EASY. Partition as said above.

Azn Tr14dZ · Jul 20, 2007

PVTCaboose1337 said:
Install it or:

Try out some programs, openoffice, firefox, umm games, I LOVE tron, anyway, you can try as you like, if you do, go to the top and look at the bar that says install. EASY. Partition as said above.

I wanna install it, but I don't want to waste space installing it. I really won't know what to do with it. It won't be my main OS.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

I'm gonna put it like this:

Do you play games? If yes, then do you know Linux commands? If Yes, then switch.

If no to the first, then perfect OS for you. If no to t3h second, then learn.

Dippyskoodlez · Jul 20, 2007

PVTCaboose1337 said:
Its slow because your runnign it from the ram... duh

No offense, but your posts aren't really very "helpful" content wise :laugh:

Just saying "if you like it stay" isn't what he needs, he needs explaining to get comfortable with it, wether he likes it or not

And its slow because its running from CDROM, not HDD

Running purely from ram would be VERY fast!

That is the reason we use RAM after all! :eek:

Once you're booted into the UI with the Live CD, you can run the programs that come pre-installed to see if you're comfortable with the OS.

Just try doing basic things, like making an office doc, opening a miniature game, finding the control panel, terminal, perferences for things, desktop background, maybe some media files... Internet, maybe access network shares..

Once you get the hang of the OS, you can start to venture into more advanced things such as installing programs, and working with Wine.

There should be an "install" icon on the desktop that will launch a graphical installer, of which should allow you to choose to repartition your HDD with windows, and a seperate ubuntu partition. It should take care of the boot loader itself.

just take your time, read the prompts fully before making decisions, and when in doubt, the default is usually the safest with ubuntu!

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveDistro

K wait I though it ran off the ram...

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

O and dippy, no offense taken, but unfortunately for me, I cannot say stuff as eloquently as you... But I'm pretty sure I said it...

Edit:

Dippyskoodlez · Jul 20, 2007

PVTCaboose1337 said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveDistro

K wait I though it ran off the ram...

It does.

Except its a bit too large to fit 100% into memory

If you ran it purely from ram, you would have next to the fastest possible OS you could come up with. since DDR is multitudes faster than HD's :laugh:

It loads the basic stuff into memory, and all editing/temp storage is memory, but all actual files are still being accessed form the CDROM.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

Ok, cause I knew why and I never really fit one and one together, I know ram is liek totally pwnage and stuff. Thanks for that

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

I also wanna put out an important message...

People who teach can still learn.

Azn Tr14dZ · Jul 20, 2007

Well, thanks for the help, both of you.

Eventually, I wanted to dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows XP Pro. I would use XP Pro for Internet, Chat, E-Mail, stuff like that. But for gaming, I would switch to Ubuntu. Should I make the move? The games I currently play are Source (CS:S, DoD:S), Oblivion...

I "feel" pretty comfortable with the OS so far, maybe a little more exploring. Let's say I partition (40GB?) for Ubuntu, if something goes wrong, or if I don't want it anymore, will I be able to delete it without affecting XP Pro?

Thanks again guys, I wanted to use Ubuntu for gaming, if it's better than Windows XP for gaming.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

You have no space, I would go 20gb max, and also, GAMING ON LINUX IS TOUGH! You have to do a lot of work to get anything to run, so gaming on ubuntu! Internet, chat email on ubuntu is good, gaming on windows is good, I think you got it switched around.

Azn Tr14dZ · Jul 20, 2007

PVTCaboose1337 said:
You have no space, I would go 20gb max, and also, GAMING ON LINUX IS TOUGH! You have to do a lot of work to get anything to run, so gaming on ubuntu! Internet, chat email on ubuntu is good, gaming on windows is good, I think you got it switched around.

You're the one who just said "Do you play games? if yes, do you know commands, if yes then switch"

And what do you mean I don't have space?

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

K im gonna explain slowly.

Windows = for games, easy to use, productivity
Mac = Artsy / Dippy
Linux = Everything but games.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

Put this in context to your post, you wanted to switch and I was trying to explain well its not that bad, but its hard.

"'m gonna put it like this:

Do you play games? If yes, then do you know Linux commands? If Yes, then switch.

If no to the first, then perfect OS for you. If no to t3h second, then learn."

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