[SOLVED] Help me install and use Ubuntu 10.04

[Julia-k]

I am 22 college student . I am Mac and Windows but now as a college project I am using Ubuntu at college (and I have started loving it)

Now I have downloaded .iso image of Ubuntu 10.04 but really dont have any idea how to burn it to a CD in order to dual boot with XP.

Please guide me step by step as I have messed with files trying to write ubuntu live CD.

Oh by the way why it looks so similar to Mac OS

regards.

Julia

[Kloschüssel]

Hello and welcome,

burn the ISO image and plug it into your CD drive. Then reboot the laptop/computer and it should start a installation process of ubuntu. That will install ubuntu and if you stay alert and do not overwrite other Operating systems it installs dual boot too.

Greetings,
D.

[reed9]

Hello and welcome!

Ubuntu has some wonderful documentation available to help new users out.

How to Burn an ISO
How to Boot from CD

Ubuntu 10.04 Documentation

This How-To Forge guide has a nice pictorial walkthrough of installation. However, it has you installing an immense amount of redundant software, like 7 different media players, which I think is overkill. On the other hand, it can give you an experience of different options which you may prefer to the defaults, so it's up to your discretion.

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Make sure to shrink existing partition(s) and create space for Ubuntu before starting installation. 15-20GB space is more than enough for Ubuntu.
Delete/resize/create partitions using Disk Utility Package available in Administration Menu of Ubuntu LiveCD.

If you have any confusion regarding partition structure, post output of fdisk -l command here.

sudo fdisk -l

* Its small L in fdisk -l.

[oz]

Please guide me step by step as I have messed with files trying to write ubuntu live CD.

Welcome to the forums!

You can find additional instructions for properly downloading the ISO file and burning it to disk as an image here:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ins...ll-cd-dvd.html

At the bottom of the HowTo you'll find a link that has step by step burning instructions for many different CD burning apps.

[Julia-k]

Thank you everyone specially Ozar for your help . You guys have been very helpful and really appreciate that .

[Finmakin]

I used to have dual boot too for the sole reason i have Windows programs installed too and to get used to Ubuntu.
I had already seen what i wanted after a few days and have re-installed ubuntu on whole HD (after have copied my personal files to a save place (like a USB-stick)

No more Dollars for Mr. Bill Gate from my pocket (why paying a insane amount of money for someting you can get for free)

Windows is completely plug and Play as they say.. that comes from the gigantic amount of (unused) drivers which takes a big portion if Harddisk space.
Ubuntu is downloading just the drivers you need.. you will see.

Another thing.. Youre able to run Windows programs in Linux by using little programs like Wine.
Anyhow... Have fun with using Ubuntu

[Julia-k]

You are right why pay for a thing which is available for free . I first used to think linux must be a garbage as it is a free OS . Now as I am using ubtuntu I come to know that not only it is free it comes with lot of open source stuff . And its reliability puts windows in a shame .
Now I recommend everyone who is not gamming to get rid of M$ windows.

[MASONTX]

Welcome to the forum and to Ubuntu, hope you enjoy both.

[Finmakin]

Now I recommend everyone who is not gamming to get rid of M$ windows.

This was also the reason i left Windows behind.. I am also playing World of Warcraft which is requesting a lot from your system.
Under windows i got a respectable performance of about 40 to 60 FPS and around 100 LAT under maximum Vidieo settings,..
Under linux i(under same maximum settings) i get around 90 to 110 FPS with around 30 LAT... quite a difference except i don't get the shadows in the gameworld to work (but that doesnt hinder the Fun).
I think that this performance increase lies in the fact that Windows is using DirectX for building up the screen and Linux is using OpenGL for these purposes

Anyhow... welcome to the club