I know nothing
I know nothing about linux aside that it I want to learn to use it and was wondering how to use it. I use a intel computer and found that I can run linux over windows. If anyone can point me to a guide for the complete mindless it would be helpful.
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It would worth an effort, if you try not running Linux over Windows. If you are seriously interested in using / learning more about Linux and the bundle of application softwares running on top of it, I would recommend to start off with what is known as a LIVE CD / Live USB OS.
Describing each one in detail would make this post longer than an article in the newspaper; therefore, I would request you to read the following articles: http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.ph..._LIVE_CD_Guide http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.ph...re_Quick_Guide Alternatively, if you are bent upon trying Linux, whilst running Windows, you need to install VMWare or a virtual machine software that'll boot off Linux within Windows. However, this option is not worth the try, if you are low on hardware resources. Trying the LIVE CD is worth the effort, IMHO |
linuxfordummies
You might want to browse on http://www.linuxfordummies.org/ or buy the book at http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Dummies-.../dp/0471752827 or simply reading all these posts at LinuxQuestions.org
Searching on Google for Linux, Tutorials, etc will give a lot of results. the Linux Documentation Project at tldp.org is also highly suggested. Linux Archive |
These are worth looking at:
http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm - Linux/MS comparison short article http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz - Linux tutorial/guide http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-G...tml/index.html - intro to cmd line http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ - more in depth cmd line |
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If you install a virtual machine, it will eat some place on one of your partitions (by creating a file), and will behave like a Windows application. If you download and burn LiveCD ISO (which of two parts causes problems, by the way?), you will be able to ignore your HDD when booted from LiveCD until you feel that you will be ready to go ahead. You can also (in some cases) move partitions with little chance of losing data (i.e. you'd better have a backup, but you will probably not need to spend time restoring from it).
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http://cdrtfe.sourceforge.net/cdrtfe/download_en.html looks like one of the options. Actually, most disk burning programs can write iso images.
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Well,I just wrote in google bar "iso burning freeware" and there was 137000 results.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_image_software
http://www.petri.co.il/how_to_write_iso_files_to_cd.htm http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm http://www.ntfs.com/iso-burning.htm http://www.ntfs.com/iso_burner_free.htm http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/ http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilit...dburning.shtml http://www.burnmyfiles.com/ http://www.nbxsoft.com/create-burn-iso.php http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/gmm/fwcdburn.html http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/0...axp20032000nt/ You want to make sure you are burning an iso file from a disc image, and that you choose to make it bootable. |
I have VISTA and I just made a bootable disk but it dosn't seem to boot.
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I didn't know anything about Linux about 2 years ago but I decided to download it, install it and USE IT. I'm so happy now that I don't depend on M$crosoft garbage! I would recommend do some research on Google for problems etc etc. As my personal experience with OpenSuse I will recommend that one but again it's all up to you.
Linux for dummies is a good book or any from O'rellly. |
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You can normally configure the BIOS settings by hitting one of the function keys (F9, F10, etc.) during the booting process. |
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