TechTiger1

Is it important to install Linux with help of some technician? coz i dont know how to.....but i want to do it myself....can anyone guide me entirely about it.

Lakshmipathi

Linux Installation is very easy one.
If you don' t have any windows on system it's very easy. (In case you want to have both windows and linux - First install windows -make sure you have some free space- and then install linux in available free space)
In case ,if you using Ubuntu check this The Perfect Setup - Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (Ubuntu 7.04) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials.
For anything other distro like Fedora,Mandriva,Debina check that site ...

If you stuck some where post here with screenshots or error messages

All the best

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reed9

Just to be clear, you should not install Ubuntu 7.04. It is old and unsupported. But the basics of installation remain the same.

It looks like that is using a text based installer, so the graphical installer in newer versions will look a little different. Here is a guide to the most recent version, 9.04. (Though Ubuntu 9.10 is due out at the end of the month.)

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computerophil

First thing is to choose your distro. The best way is to try some LiveCDs.
Second you have to decide Linux or Windows and Linux.
(I recommend to have both)
First install Windows or maybe it is allready there.
Then defragmentate the Windows partition.
Start LiveCD
Start GParted and reduce the size of Windows partition create 2 more partitions:
One big one extended
and a small primary one (=> Linux-Swap ~2xRAM)
into the big one set logigal drives: one for data (Ntfs so you can reach data from windows and from linux)
and at least one per each distro you want to install (formated to ext3)
run installation tool for Linux
follow the advices read carefully)

You will have to decide if you want Grub as boot-manager or if you want to stick with windows bootmanager.
The second one at the beginning is more difficult but it is said by germans ubuntu-page its the way of traditionalists and security-fanatics (I think they know me )
Most Linux installation guides will do everything automatic but keep reeding carefully if not you will not understand and problems will be programmed.

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