Some Questions About switching from windows to Linux?
ok im not entirely tired of windows i like it well.i run xp home with plenty of recovery cd’s if something goes wrong with linuz i have plenty recovery cd’s.now..i have absolutely no experience with linux.all i know is that its a free OS alternative.so how do i go by installing it?will i need to reformat my computer to get rid of winsowx xp? will it be compatible with my computer?
Gateway GT5244E
Intel Celeron D 3.20 GHZ (slow processor but runs decently)
2 GB(MAX) DDR2 533 Mhz
ATI RADEON Xpress 200 Series.
Cd Dvd Combo Drive
100GB Hard Drive 7200 Rpm
can i still go through with it?i really want linux to see how it is and to have a better computer overall.any help is appreciated.
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I have just the thing for you if you have a cd burner. go to http://www.ubuntu.com and click download now burn the iso file with your burning program (if you dont have one there are plenty of free ones such as ISO Recorder Power Toy ( http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm ) then pop it in and reboot and you can run the whole cop of linux ubuntu for free w/o installing anything!!!!! i mean of course you can install it if you click the setup button on the ununtu desktop and what is cool is that if you decide uuntu is not for u just reboot and pop out the cd.
the technology in this is called live cd which enables you to run full os’s w/o the trouble of installing it unless you want to and plus you can partition your hard drive to boot up and ask you which os you would like to run.
Hope u atleast try this out i mean all your loosing is one blank cd-r. gave it a try and update what u think the ad deails if you want to.
Oh and btw pooky254′s responce is cooler but mine is one less of an install
I’m not sure what flavor of Linux you want to go with, but if you are considering Ubuntu, consider what is in this CNET video.
http://www.cnettv.com/9742-1_53-28756.html?tag=bubbl_3
Because of Wubi, you can actually run Ubuntu in a virtual environment and not have to give up Windows for those programs that have no alternative. Just make sure you back up everything before you do it.
the linux version for you is ubuntu 7.04.
You should first dual boot linux and ubuntu.
Ubuntu installs just like windows, even better.
Link:
http://www.linux4you.be/index.php?id=721
ubuntu video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7QyyC4LRoYI
DistroWatch.com has an overview of all the major linux operating systems.
http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major
Your machine is more than enough to run Linux. However you might get disappointed if you expect Linux to do things like playing video/mp3 or running off 3D games. Linux is primarily used to host various kinds of services. Linux uses differnet filesystems from Windows so you can either leave an unformatted partition on your harddisk for linux or have linux completely format your harddisk at installation.
First your computer is compatible with the current versions of Linux available in the market
If you want to have the experience of working in Linux and do not want to meddle with your computer then you may try Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 which may be downloaded free of cost from Microsoft website
If you are satisfied with the performance then you may install it in a separate partition and you can have dual boot
You need not reformat your entire hard disk and get rid of windows