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Please Advise

12 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/please-advise.98371/

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shikhar_kapoor143 Original post #1
Sep 24, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Hi all,

i have never used a linux OS before so if you can advise me which linux to go for
thnx
Faun
Faun #2
Sep 25, 2008 at 12:07 AM
Ubuntu
MetalheadGautham
Sep 25, 2008 at 5:10 AM
What OS do you currently use ?
Whats your system configuration ?
gary4gar
Sep 25, 2008 at 8:24 AM
Linux Mint or Ubuntu
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Sep 25, 2008 at 4:08 PM
thnx for d reply man....and rite nw m havin windows xp...with amd athlon 2400+ and 512 ram....
furious_gamer
Sep 25, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Ubuntu is our choice of OS....
BTW KDE is also good and as simple as XP....
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Sep 25, 2008 at 5:49 PM
well i tried to install ubuntu but getiin some issues with the partitioning...will i ave to delete my windows partition for installing ubuntu?...or is there any tutorial i can have a look into
furious_gamer
Sep 25, 2008 at 5:54 PM
well i tried to install ubuntu but getiin some issues with the partitioning...will i ave to delete my windows partition for installing ubuntu?...or is there any tutorial i can have a look into

Just google as Ubuntu installation issue and you may find a plenty of blogs and forums explain those things clearly...
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Sep 25, 2008 at 6:04 PM
Just google as Ubuntu installation issue and you may find a plenty of blogs and forums explain those things clearly...

thnx for your help will try to have a look...hope m able to install it
furious_gamer
Sep 25, 2008 at 6:09 PM
thnx for your help will try to have a look...hope m able to install it
Sure dude... Why not..even i cam across with the exact pbm and i just del the xp and first install Ubuntu and then installed xp.. thats all:D
thewisecrab
Sep 25, 2008 at 6:29 PM
thnx for your help will try to have a look...hope m able to install it
This is what you need
*thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96132
The above thread is a step by step guide to Install Ubuntu, made by our very own forum member NucleusKore
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Sep 26, 2008 at 10:19 PM
thnx for that guys...have now installed ubuntu but having trbl in using evolution managed to access my gmail account...but have added the contacts in it...but due to some reason may m doing it wrong it is unable to find any of the contacts when i try to find it in writing a new mail....