How do I find a good Linux OS, then install it on my system?
Monday, July 26th, 2010 at
02:01
I found one i thought was cool called MiniMe 2008 and I got the .iso file and burned it to a disk. Then I popped it in and it didn’t work.
So that shows that that wont work….
So I figure that it’s because this laptop isn’t exactly brand new but it isn’t so old at all.
How do install this OS or how do i get another one to work?
By the way, free please…
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MimiMe 2008 is for installing on a pen drive.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/02/05/usb-pclinuxos-minime-2008/
There are a lot of user friendly Linux distributions. But they all depend on you reading the instructions before starting the installation.
As mentioned by others before this post, Ubuntu is very popular. Several other user friendly distributions include: LinuxMint 5.0, openSUSE (wait a few days for 11.0 to be released), PClinuxOS (aka PClos), Fedora, and Mandriva. Each has its own flavor and advantages and disadvantages.
Since you are new to Linux, try the live CDs first before selecting and installing. Although the live CDs run much slower than when the OS is installed on the hard drive, you will see how well the distribution works with your computer and whether or not you like the particular style. A full installation can be made from the live CDs.
Enjoy. Once I got hooked with Linux I will never go back to the high priced products.
Although I don’t have first hand knowledge, I’ve heard some very good things about ubuntu.
http://www.ubuntu.com
Good luck!
Try Ubuntu. It’s supposed to be "Linux For Humans":
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Burn the .iso to a disk and boot to it. Select "Install now" when your ready. If that doesn’t work, try the "Try Ubuntu without changing your computer" option or whatever it’s called. If that doesn’t work…bummer.
Ubuntu is a good distribution for beginners and experienced linux users alike.
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Try downloading the Ubuntu ISO (you can get it really quickly through bittorrent) and burning it to a CD to see if that works, but if not then you need to check a few things…
1. Verify the contents of the CD once its burnt. You can usually do this in the CD burning program, and then you can do it again in the menu when you first boot the CD
2. Check you have the right CD for your architecture, aka, check you’re not trying to run a 64bit version on a 32bit computer.
3. Check the boot order of your drives. If its ignoring the fact that there’s a CD in the drive and booting normally, you may need to go into the BIOS and put the CD drive before hard drive in boot order.
If it actually fails whilst installing, post your issues over at http://www.ubuntuforums.org and you’ll get plenty of help.
Following a successful install you should be good to go. There may be a few extra things to configure like graphics card drivers, but things are getting pretty streamlined and on a recent fresh install of Ubuntu on my laptop, the only extra drivers I installed were for the graphics and the fingerprint reader! Everything else (including wireless) worked from the word go. Not everyone is so lucky, but issues are usually never things which can’t be sorted.