os problem

Naveenreddy6 · 02-16-2017, 01:44 AM

hi I am new to linux os. how i can install linux flavours in windows laptops or dos versions

WaterCatapult · 02-16-2017, 01:58 AM

Good morning and welcome to the crowd,

basically, it depends on what your computer is made of and what drives can be used.
Does your laptop have a DVD drive or just USB ports?
Is it still using an older 32bit processor or already one that features 64bit support.

Is the system using traditional BIOS or UEFI?

Also what do you expect GNU/Linux to do and what not?
Last but not least, how important is the usability and UI known from Windows to you?
Keep in mind there are "some" different user interfaces available that all behavior more or less different.

I won't do any distro recommendations at this point but these days you can basically grab the ISO off a distributions homepage that's fitting your computer, burn it either to disc or copy to USB drives using tools such as Unetbootin and start through.

Kind regards,
WaterCatapult

hazel · 02-16-2017, 03:22 AM

Most linux distros these days have an installation image that can also be used as a live disc. Boot from it and you can explore the user interface and the available software before deciding whether or not to install it to your hard drive.

By the way, your post title is very uninformative. You should use titles that explain what you want us to tell you: for example, "How can I create and test Linux installation discs?"

pan64 · 02-16-2017, 03:44 AM

you do not need to install it first, but you can boot a live cd and test it (as it was mentioned in post #3). Also you can install it into a VM, if you have enough resources to run that (like virtualbox).

Naveenreddy6 · 02-16-2017, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

you do not need to install it first, but you can boot a live cd and test it (as it was mentioned in post #3). Also you can install it into a VM, if you have enough resources to run that (like virtualbox).

thanq for your answer,
I know the process with vm. But i want only ubuntu linux in my system.

pan64 · 02-16-2017, 04:53 AM

so there is a tool named wubi created for you:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/44948...04-lts-onwards

Naveenreddy6 · 02-16-2017, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaterCatapult

Good morning and welcome to the crowd,

basically, it depends on what your computer is made of and what drives can be used.
Does your laptop have a DVD drive or just USB ports?
Is it still using an older 32bit processor or already one that features 64bit support.

Is the system using traditional BIOS or UEFI?

Also what do you expect GNU/Linux to do and what no?
Last but not least, how important is the usability and UI known from Windows to you?
Keep in mind there are "some" different user interfaces available that all behavior more or less different.

I won't do any distro recommendations at this point but these days you can basically grab the ISO off a distributions homepage that's fitting your computer, burn it either to disc or copy to USB drives using tools such as Unetbootin and start through.

Kind regards,
WaterCatapult

Thanq WaterCatapult,
i have both cd and usb ports.i want to learn about the falvours and usage of ubuntu linux.I want 64bit and i am using BIOS

WaterCatapult · 02-16-2017, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

so there is a tool named wubi created for you:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/44948...04-lts-onwards

Notice that Wubi no longer is under active development.
It's a way to load buntu off the Windows bootloader but it might struggle with more recent systems.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naveenreddy6

Thanq WaterCatapult,
i have both cd and usb ports.i want to learn about the falvours and usage of ubuntu linux.I want 64bit and i am using BIOS

That's good, so you can basically decide yourself what works best.
Even better you're having a more recent laptop and not yet UEFI in use.

So depending on you either USB or DVD will work fine but what media you use is entirely up to you.

Speaking of Ubuntu itself, it's basically a GNU/Linux distro like most with a huge userbase that's also available to help you with issues.
You most likely recognize Ubuntu by its unique user interface that is (except for Arch) an exclusive product yet other interfaces can be used as well.
Software is cross comptible with other GNU/Linux distros - preferably if it's made for Debian and Debian based distributions - and if you still need newer software there's the repository system called PPA which allows you to install newer software packages than what's available in the official repository for your version.
As of being up-to-date, Linux also wants to be updated and upgraded, just like Apple's macOS or Microsoft's Windows but if you stay with special labeled LTS releases of Ubuntu, you'll run fine for the next couple of years without worrying about if and how you switch to another version (like you would do when upgrading from WinXP to 8 for example).

One thing you should keep in mind though that GNU/Linux although being similar in desktop usage IS NOT macOS or Windows and vice versa.
All the developers try to make the system as easy to use yet functional at all time but if you expect it to be a 1:1 replacement you're better off to stay with your current operating system.

Other users already recommended you to run Ubuntu as a Live system or from within a virtual machine of which both variants won't break your computer, that's something I'd recommend too!
Running the live system is a bit slower as it needs to load data from the disc or usb drive but shows how GNU/Linux would perform on your hardware, virtual machines run from within macOS and Windows but you'll need to set up the VM the way you can work with it as it takes available resources that could also be used by other software.

In the end the choice is up to you.

Oh and another thing...
Not every distribution works cooperates just as good with your hardware as others.
Possibly Ubuntu won't do the job, maybe WiFi doesn't work but that doesn't mean openSUSE would give you the same results.
Definitely try multiple distributions before judging.

Kind regards,
WaterCatapult

Naveenreddy6 · 02-16-2017, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaterCatapult

Notice that Wubi no longer is under active development.
It's a way to load buntu off the Windows bootloader but it might struggle with more recent systems.

That's good, so you can basically decide yourself what works best.
Even better you're having a more recent laptop and not yet UEFI in use.

So depending on you either USB or DVD will work fine but what media you use is entirely up to you.

Speaking of Ubuntu itself, it's basically a GNU/Linux distro like most with a huge userbase that's also available to help you with issues.
You most likely recognize Ubuntu by its unique user interface that is (except for Arch) an exclusive product yet other interfaces can be used as well.
Software is cross comptible with other GNU/Linux distros - preferably if it's made for Debian and Debian based distributions - and if you still need newer software there's the repository system called PPA which allows you to install newer software packages than what's available in the official repository for your version.
As of being up-to-date, Linux also wants to be updated and upgraded, just like Apple's macOS or Microsoft's Windows but if you stay with special labeled LTS releases of Ubuntu, you'll run fine for the next couple of years without worrying about if and how you switch to another version (like you would do when upgrading from WinXP to 8 for example).

One thing you should keep in mind though that GNU/Linux although being similar in desktop usage IS NOT macOS or Windows and vice versa.
All the developers try to make the system as easy to use yet functional at all time but if you expect it to be a 1:1 replacement you're better off to stay with your current operating system.

Other users already recommended you to run Ubuntu as a Live system or from within a virtual machine of which both variants won't break your computer, that's something I'd recommend too!
Running the live system is a bit slower as it needs to load data from the disc or usb drive but shows how GNU/Linux would perform on your hardware, virtual machines run from within macOS and Windows but you'll need to set up the VM the way you can work with it as it takes available resources that could also be used by other software.

In the end the choice is up to you.

Oh and another thing...
Not every distribution works cooperates just as good with your hardware as others.
Possibly Ubuntu won't do the job, maybe WiFi doesn't work but that doesn't mean openSUSE would give you the same results.
Definitely try multiple distributions before judging.

Kind regards,
WaterCatapult

Thanks,
we can not install ubuntu linux without virtual machine(VM) in my laptop.My lap is Dell vostro.

TB0ne · 02-16-2017, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naveenreddy6

Thanks,
we can not install ubuntu linux without virtual machine(VM) in my laptop.My lap is Dell vostro.

You said before:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Naveenreddy6

I know the process with vm. But i want only ubuntu linux in my system.

If you ONLY want Ubuntu on your system, the process is simple:

Put in installation media
Answer questions/follow instructions

That's it. The installer will format your drive, and install Ubuntu for you, leaving you with only Ubuntu installed. No need for VM or anything else, but your post isn't clear on what you're really after. If you want Ubuntu as your main OS, that's fine...you can easily install virtualbox on Ubuntu, and load up many other distros of Linux in that.