Ubuntu: How To Install
You can try out Ubuntu without altering your existing system using the CD in Live mode. Just pop-in the CD and restart your computer. Experience the features Ubuntu has to offer. Following programs are pre-installed:
- Firefox 3 browser
- Evolution email client
- OpenOffice.org 2.4
- Transmission bittorrent client
- Brasero disc burning
- GIMP image editor
Installing Ubuntu is a breeze; its a quick and simple process. Here is an example of what your hard disk configuration should be like for installing Ubuntu.
Suppose you have 6 partitions on you HDD and the first partition is where your current operating system is, then Ubuntu can be installed in that first partition along with the current operating system or just by itself. Ubuntu needs 3 partitions to install itself:
- "/" partition
- "swap" partition
- "/home" partition
These 3 sub-partitions can be made inside the first partition mentioned above. Following are some really good tutorials to get you through:
Partitioning
Dual boot Windows with Linux - Windows installed first
Installing Ubuntu
