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he he, I tried the same HDD thing and , well lets just say, I am doing the Ubuntu ONLY thing at this stage. This has been the longest that I have kept any distro on my pc, Probably cuz I dont play games anymore and doent really need XP, I just crave a bit of NWN2 or Hellgate, but oh well, will get that working soon I hope.
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Well I must say, Unless you are a gamer I honestly cannot see why you would wanna duel boot. It will take a bit of getting to know, but the LINUX community is really helpful. Once you get connected, everything else is a simple google or question in a forum away.Cupis wrote:this is going to be an extremely noob question
but i only jsut started reading up on linux and wanting to get involved.
just downloaded ubuntu 7.10 yesterday but before i install anything i want to know
2 things.
1.Can you dual boot Ubuntu 7.10 and Windows XP from the Same hdd (file format and all those formalities?)
2. Would you recomend it?
i know its a noob question cause i am really only just getting into it. Sorry for being off topic but rather stick it in here than create whole new thread.
yeah you see that s just it, i wanna get used to linux and play arounf with it and all. And this is why i want XP on aswell. Cause i am a Very Heavy gamer. play all my games to shreads.
but linux looks good and i really want to get to know it. maybe ill just shove an old 10 gb in and use linux off that? rate that a better way? do i risk of losing any data off other hdd coruption etc?
or am i jst being a little paranoid which i really am sometimes
but linux looks good and i really want to get to know it. maybe ill just shove an old 10 gb in and use linux off that? rate that a better way? do i risk of losing any data off other hdd coruption etc?
or am i jst being a little paranoid which i really am sometimes
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Ubuntu is really really really nice.. haven't tried other distros.
At first it was bit difficult to figure out how to install packages.
A quick look on Ubuntu's official forums solved that...
Copiz is great! Ubuntu is great only lack i found was gaming but thats a minor issue! Will use XP for gaming.
Everytime i boot into XP it feels slow a clogged even with no extra apps and stuff..
Best of all i have never even needed to force quite something in Ubuntu:D
Best OS there is! Verry user friendly!
At first it was bit difficult to figure out how to install packages.
A quick look on Ubuntu's official forums solved that...
Copiz is great! Ubuntu is great only lack i found was gaming but thats a minor issue! Will use XP for gaming.
Everytime i boot into XP it feels slow a clogged even with no extra apps and stuff..
Best of all i have never even needed to force quite something in Ubuntu:D
Best OS there is! Verry user friendly!
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QFT!!g0ldback wrote:
Guys, its really not all that complicated. Just be glad Linux is on the GUI install stage, and not sitting with CLI, or selective package installs still
Now that stuff's scarey
Hows everyone finding Linux btw? Seem to be alot of people trying it out
I remember a while back when I first tried out linux, I used Mandrake 9.x (not sure what version). Back then you had to select your packages, at least they had GUI though.
I'm currently using Linux Mint, its based on Ubuntu. I'm loving it, its definitely one of the best distros ever. I downloaded Kubuntu because I wanted to try out KDE (haven't used it in a while) and surprisingly I found it too big and bulky. Mint is nice coz it uses GNOME but not the Ubuntu human skin, which makes it so much more appealing
Ok so im downloading my second Ubuntu 7.10 ( for the office downloaded 7.10 64bit for home) now i want to install. i got two hardrives in my system now. SATA hdd with Windows XP and just put in a 20gb IDE. Can i just pop in the disk and start installing? or there any tips for a Noob Installing?
Off Topic: @ Gargmel did you used to play FEAR?
Off Topic: @ Gargmel did you used to play FEAR?
Yeah wanna boot Xp and Linux, but having some problems...g0ldback wrote: Good stuff!!! Post away if you need help
You gonna dual boot a Windows OS and Linux?
So I boot from the disk. Get to the screen with all the options install etc.
I pick the first one to install then get a status bar loading, after that my screen just turns of, I get the no signal message from my screen. Lots of CD and HDD activity but nothing happens. After a while the activity stops but still nada on screen. IO tried the save graphics option too and different resolutions in the options...any ideas?
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I dunno hey. I was a TOTAL linux n00b and i installed it and have been running it 24/7 ever since. I guess it all depends on how "dedicated" you are to learning it...g0ldback wrote:Its a bit hectic to run Linux ONLY, especially for a newbie
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I am with you on that one, If you actually take the time to sit and get to know it, you wall find it actually very simple. I think the reason most people are scared of Linux is cuz they are "used" to Windows. Especially with Ubuntu, very nice and easy. I am using it also now 24/7. If only there was an easy way to get games to work on it. Apart from wine, that still not the solution for me.DAE_JA_VOO wrote:I dunno hey. I was a TOTAL linux n00b and i installed it and have been running it 24/7 ever since. I guess it all depends on how "dedicated" you are to learning it...g0ldback wrote:Its a bit hectic to run Linux ONLY, especially for a newbie