Solved Vista and linux advice

[Charlie3]

i am thinking of installing Linux on my pc but want to Keep vista as well.

Does someone know exactly what i need to do or tell me which Linux looks/is best.

Thankyou

 

[zigzag3143]

Lots of ppl dual boot Vista and a linux distro. My personal prefernce is ubuntu. If you dont want to dual boot ubuntu portable will run in a vista window almost like any other application.

Let me know which way you want to go

Ken

 

[thepizzaman]

ubuntu is probably the best know version of linux.. but there is also redhat, fedora, ect... here is a list....
List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
although my preference is ubuntu :D
also here are the list of some of what they can do, what file system they use, a windows vs linux comparison ect... :D
Comparison of Linux distributions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Comparison of Windows and Linux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[lemur]

I have Ubuntu as well. Ubuntu Home Page | Ubuntu
I have two different PCs, but you can follow these instructions for dual boot:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

 

[Odd]

Ubuntu is really great. It's probably a bit more user-friendly than some of the other linux distributions too.

If you want to try it out, I'd suggest installing it via Wubi: Wubi - Ubuntu Installer for Windows

That way, it's easy to take off if you find you don't like it.

If you do like it, then I'd recommend installing Ubuntu normally from a CD on a separate partition.

Good luck.

 

[lemur]

Good point, Odd. Also, you might consider using the Live CD. This allows you to test Ubuntu without actually installing it.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

 

[zigzag3143]

Wow five ubuntu's in an hour.

 

[thepizzaman]

hehe...... ubuntu is the best :D

 

[lemur]

DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.

 

[Charlie3]

thanks for all your advice, charlie

 

[Charlie3]

i have just got round to downloading Ubuntu but don't really know what to do next?

how do i make the cd do i need to make a new partition?

reboot etc?

past experiences?

 

[SteveWilliams]

thanks for all your advice, charlie

I know that many people cannot live w/o 5 cups of UBUNTU. Try DreamLinux 3.5. You'll dump Windowz 4ever.

Steve

 

[Frostmourne]

i have just got round to downloading Ubuntu but don't really know what to do next?

how do i make the cd do i need to make a new partition?

reboot etc?

past experiences?

Ubuntu should recognize your vista partiton and offer to shrink it. Backup everything up else, in case anything breaks. Use ImgBurn to download the .iso to a blank cd, stick it in the drive and reboot. You may have to adjust BIOS options to enable booting from cd, but it should work.