New to linux

[wmacquinn]

Ok so I am new to Linux. I want to dual boot my xp pro machine with a good version of linux but I have never messed with linux before. Not completely positive of the specs of the computer because I'm not on it nw but it's got a gig of ram and 160gb hd for the main drive and three 500gb drives I use for backing up data. Any suggestions would be great on what to do from here. TIA.

 

[abe]

try ultimate edition its great
http://ubuntusoftware.info/

 

[Crgky127]

If you've never used linux at all before try live cds, then virtual machines, then dual boot.

 

[RoboGeek]

I run mepis as my daily OS - haven't used windows for several years on my desktop machine

I use helix, ossim, backtrack, trinity rescue and others pretty much daily in my biz - linux is a must nowadays. Over half my customers have linux somewhere in their network and I sell a few SME servers a month lately

 

[doortodoorgeek]

Newbie

Do not dual boot

Just install in a VM or install Wubi from inside windows

if you do dual it can be a pain to undo

 

[abe]

Do not dual boot

Just install in a VM or install Wubi from inside windows

if you do dual it can be a pain to undo

don't you just delete the partition and then fixmbr ??

 

[doortodoorgeek]

don't you just delete the partition and then fixmbr ??

to a newbie that is too hard

 

[wmacquinn]

Thanks, I downloaded ubuntu 2.0 ultimate gaming edition and mandrive one. I'll play with them a while. For the record I'm a noob to linux not compters. I am capable of deleting a partition.

 

[puterpoker]

I like Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Fedora, that's about it for full fledged systems. I prefer GNOME to KDE.

Oh yeah one distro I liked was called DreamLinux.

http://www.dreamlinux.com.br/

 

[ashgray2]

Hi! I'm not a computer savvy. But by using VM to my XP system to install a UBUNTU linux distro was so easy. I just followed the instruction. And here it goes I have a linux distro inside my XP system.