how 2 install Linux · DIGIT-ARC

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i want install Linux(ubutuu).While insalling it say that u have 2 formate u r harddisk.
There was 3 options
1'st say resize the partion (use free space)
2'nd say erace all data
3'rd say manulay
when i choose 3'rd one there was many option's
i was unable 2 install it
so plez help me

first of all wrong section, from next open a thread in OPEN source
now i request mods to move it.

for installing linux:-
1) one partion with atleast 10gb scape which should be mounted as "/"
2) one swap partion which used as virtual memory which should be mounted /swap

try enroling yourself in step-byp-step guide :Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn Desktop course @beginlinux.org

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I don't think you can. Just get hold of a live cd and try it.

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@gary4gar
mate i have same problem

i downloaded ubuntu a month ago but due to lack of hdd partioning knowledge am afraid to install ,
coz i heard lot that during ubuntu installation one wrong click while selecting hdd partion can make my hdd empty
i never used or saw any linux OS running pc...
so what is "/" and swap
kindly guide me :-
i ve 80 GB sata hdd
4 partion of 15-15-25-25 GB each
on D drive i installed my XP PRO
means on 2nd 15GB partion, 3rd partion (25GB)has softwares and my personal datas, and 4th partion (25GB) has songs and games
My 1st pation (15 GB) i use as xtra for my downloads
but i wanna install on ubuntu on 1st partion(15GB)

now can u plz tell me which partion/option sud i choose during installation...
how can i recognize my 1st partion(15GB) in ubuntu???
plz guide me mate

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Almighty we both are on the same shore...... cheerssssssss

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It's not just 3 of you but a lot of people who don't understand. One place to look at is *www.pathname.com/fhs/ . It explains how *nix file system is organised. For understanding partition structure and naming under linux *tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/index.html
Few other things to look at(optional but recommended)
*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_(computing)
*www.linfo.org/partition.html
*www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/html_node/index.html
*tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/fdisk_partitioning.html
*www.slackbook.org/html/installation-partitioning.html

mehulved said:
It's not just 3 of you but a lot of people who don't understand. One place to look at is *www.pathname.com/fhs/ . It explains how *nix file system is organised. For understanding partition structure and naming under linux *tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/index.html
Few other things to look at(optional but recommended)
*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_(computing)
*www.linfo.org/partition.html
*www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/html_node/index.html
*tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/fdisk_partitioning.html
*www.slackbook.org/html/installation-partitioning.html

Did you include me in the three

almighty said:
so what is "/" and swap

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29399&postcount=2
most info is available, just Google for it

almighty said:
kindly guide me :-
i ve 80 GB sata hdd
4 partion of 15-15-25-25 GB each
on D drive i installed my XP PRO
means on 2nd 15GB partion, 3rd partion (25GB)has softwares and my personal datas, and 4th partion (25GB) has songs and games
My 1st pation (15 GB) i use as xtra for my downloads
but i wanna install on ubuntu on 1st partion(15GB)

now can u plz tell me which partion/option sud i choose during installation...
how can i recognize my 1st partion(15GB) in ubuntu???
plz guide me mate

First boot though live cd then post the output of

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

the above command list all your hard drives partions in linux way i.e hda1,hda2 hda3 and so on.
there is no c-drive or d-drive in linux

Surely it will take time for you to get used too the things linux way
meanwhile see this movie :grin:

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let me know first ubuntu will suit me or not

celeron 2.57, 256ram 80gb hdd..........

will it......?

i just wasted my 2 hours in installing ubuntu...... my system was dam slow

qadirahmed said:
let me know first ubuntu will suit me or not

celeron 2.57, 256ram 80gb hdd..........

will it......?

i just wasted my 2 hours in installing ubuntu...... my system was dam slow

ur system is jus fine to run ubuntu widout any frills. did u enable the desktop effects or something?

i've installed ubuntu 7.04 sans the compiz (Desktop effects) on 2 low end machines - p4 1.6ghz, 256mb (4mb shared ram on 845) and they are running fine out of the box.

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First boot though live cd then post the output of

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

whats this

^^ He asked you to boot using Live CD and type that command (in command line interface) and to post the output.

As explained by gary - the above command list all your hard drives partions in linux way i.e hda1,hda2 hda3 and so on.

Also, in case fdisk -l doesn't show any output, try mount.

@almighty:in case ur searching for CLI, it is the terminal in menu Applications>Accsrs>terminal or just rightclik on desktop or in nautilus(file manager) to "open terminal"

praka123 said:
@almighty:in case ur searching for CLI, it is the terminal in menu Applications>Accsrs>terminal or just rightclik on desktop or in nautilus(file manager) to "open terminal"

long ago in ubuntu 5.10 we has a GUI utility called DISKS that was found system>administration>disks

it helps newbie liked me to mount my partions until i got used to CLI
now its seems missing.

almighty said:
First boot though live cd then post the output of

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

whats this

press ALT+F2 then type "gnome-terminal" without quotes and copy(ctrl+c) the code from here & paste(ctrl+shift+v) the command which i gave(sudo fdisk -l) into newly opened windows.
now post its output :smile:

Hope i am clear this time

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infra_red_dude said:
ur system is jus fine to run ubuntu widout any frills. did u enable the desktop effects or something?

i've installed ubuntu 7.04 sans the compiz (Desktop effects) on 2 low end machines - p4 1.6ghz, 256mb (4mb shared ram on 845) and they are running fine out of the box.

Hey dude u got the point man........
now tell me what is this desktop effects.....? and how ll i enable it.....?

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gary4gar said:
long ago in ubuntu 5.10 we has a GUI utility called DISKS that was found system>administration>disks

It has been obseleted with the arrival of udev. Now, it is all done automatically using udev, hal and D-BUS, if I remember correctly.

qadirahmed said:
Hey dude u got the point man........
now tell me what is this desktop effects.....? and how ll i enable it.....?

system>prefs>desktop effects.

but i doubt if it'll run on ur system.

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infra_red_dude said:
system>prefs>desktop effects.

but i doubt if it'll run on ur system.

sorry Guys i didnt get u.......

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hey mates its quite confusing

i am going to reinstall my windows xp for fixing hldvv.dll error...
so now its time to install ubuntu

what are the basic step while formating my hdd during xp installation
coz i am thinking to make 1 partion of 10 GB for xp,1 partion of 10 GB for ubuntu (without format) , and 2 GB partion for swap. and rest 8 GB what i do???????
or suggest me some other option coz i ve only 30 GB for ubuntu and xp....

500MB atmost for swap enough.dont waste ur resources!.

30Gb for ubuntu+windows.Here is my suggestion p

ut aside 10 gb for ubuntu(keep it unformatted so that it will be easy for you to recognize it while installing ubuntu) and you can use 20 gb for windows.Install windows first and then ubuntu(recommended).I hope you can install windows.After installing windows boot from your ubuntu live cd and start installation.Out of 10gb reserved for ubuntu make two partitions-one 500mb swap(mount it as /swap from drop down menu) and the second one (9.5gb) as just /(default).

Don't be scared of partitioning and Linux nothing can possibly go wrong but it is recommended to backup your important data.I hope you enjoy your Linux as much as I\we do.

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Thanks the devil himself
2 days back i downloaded linuxmint 3.0 too

now tell me which is better to install?
Linuxmint 3.0 or Ubuntu 7.04

and one important Question , how to install s.w in ubuntu or linux mint?
i need to install nokia pc suite to connect net, but when i tried it on virtual pc. am not able to install

kindly guide me how to install nokia pc suite or how to config my modem for airtel GPRS

Linux got its own software gnokii etc for nokia is the s/w ur looking for.windows softwares(.exes,.msi etc) are NOT for Linux.because simply Linux is not another windows,it is a UNIX-like operating system toooo different from windows.if u use ubuntu,use synaptic manager to see the available softwares.dont browse web for softwares and setup.exes for Linux.because Linux itself packs most of the basic s/ws.
apt-get or synaptic gui in menu system>admin>synaptic and press reload.while internet is on.
*linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
^pls read this.it helps

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thanks parka
i just installed linux mint and its running fine
i installed ubuntu first and i thot i installed correctly but during system startup dere is no choice option to select for ubuntu and xp
so i installed linuxmint and its working fine now
but have lots of queries

1 how to install s.w?
2 from where i can get those s.w?
3 how to config my net (airtel gprs with usb)?
4 how abt graphics card driver? how to search and install for driver of my graphics card(n-vedia mx 4000)?

plz help me out

Go for ubuntu.I suggest you keep a dula boot system and do your normal chores in windows(like that nokia pc suite).Manual installation of s\w in linux is a bit different from WIndows so better get used to linux first.

EDIT:
1.use synaptic package manager for installing s\w.Search forum for related topic.
2.All the softwares are available free of cost from their respective distro site.Better use synaptic package manager.
3.I think there is a very datailed tut\guide on how to configure net in this forum.search dude.

mint is almost ubuntu(but a lil buggyor beta?).u can use below guide or any such guides for Linux newbies.
ubuntu:
*ubuntuguide.org
ur Linux queries:
*getgnulinux.org
and also use wikipedia for generic doubts like softwares?softwares are in .deb format and the package manager is called apt and dpkg and synaptic is the GUI.
go to *ubuntu.com for user guide for new linux users.dont format and reinstall for every doubts and errors as in windows.if u understand more u'll admire what Linux is!

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i've recently installed ubuntu on my pc.normally i've read that it takes about a 15gb partition but after installation it has now created a 33gb partition.although i didn't configure the partition myself(i used the auto partition feature).plz help it's taking up +18gb which i want.

also i'm not getting a choice to boot frm linux or windows so i've to remove my linux drive each time to boot into windows

mods plz remove my thread frm qna and sorry for posting in chit-chat earlier my frnd also shares my account sometimes