what is a system require ment for ubuntu?

hi friends...
i downloaded ubuntu live cd.
after running when i click on install button it dosnt start..
what is system required for ubuntu 7
p4, D915gav, 256mb is my system

i succesfully instaled at my college pc with the same cd. which got 512 mb ram.

please help what to do?

*doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/install/i386/ch02.html

Now that that's out of the way, I'd imagine your machine should be fine...you said you clicked on "install", meaning the Ubuntu CD booted properly and you were using the desktop link to launch the installer?

You could try the alternate install CD (installs the same exact stuff, only the installer is lighter so it doesn't take so much RAM during the install process).

FF should install fine on your pc - it nearly did on mine, and we've got similar basic configurations. Try using Ubiquity (terminal>sudo ubiquity) - its the ubuntu installer.

PS - Thats praka's tip, not mine...I'm more of a newb than you are, mak. Hope it helps.

mak1012 said:
hi friends...
i downloaded ubuntu live cd.
after running when i click on install button it dosnt start..
what is system required for ubuntu 7
p4, D915gav, 256mb is my system

i succesfully instaled at my college pc with the same cd. which got 512 mb ram.

please help what to do?

got the same system few months back.works perfect,but for 3D(compiz-fusion),u may need a good graphics card or more memory

Cyclone said:
FF should install fine on your pc - it nearly did on mine, and we've got similar basic configurations. Try using Ubiquity (terminal>sudo ubiquity) - its the ubuntu installer.
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what FF and after running live cd i have to go in terminal and from there i have to install?

Not really my field of expertise, but anyway - yes, go to terminal, type sudo ubiquity, and that should start the installer.

mak1012 said:
Cyclone said:

FF should install fine on your pc - it nearly did on mine, and we've got similar basic configurations. Try using Ubiquity (terminal>sudo ubiquity) - its the ubuntu installer.
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what FF and after running live cd i have to go in terminal and from there i have to install?

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^ there is an iconcalled install in Desktop of livecd to install on to hard disk.it may be enough.for manual partitioning use "sudo gparted" from terminal(right clik to get terminal option)
*help.ubuntu.com/7.04/newtoubuntu/C/index.html
^read this!
for install videos(youtube like) check below thread:
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=552648&postcount=46
and for installation guide:
*www.ubuntugeek.com/ubuntu-704-feisty-fawn-beta-preview.html

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62387
manual partitioning:
*www.hevnikov.com/blog/2006/11/13/triple-boot-xp-vista-ubuntu-with-single-boot-screen/

Read his first post, praka, double-clicking on Install doesn't work for him.

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installing ubuntu on system with 256mb ram is a nightmare but once you manage to install it it will run perfectly but you may not be able to use certain software like eclipse as it will slow down your system.
better get more ram

ubiquity may be taking times to load as with OP who got low ram

D

another suggestion is install in safe graphic mode under resolution of 800/600
it will take less memory or borrow some ram from friend to install ubuntu

then why ppl say linux can be install on low hardware...
i'm running XP in my 256 and i'm not able to install Ubuntu...
this really failure for Ubuntu team.

mak1012 said:
then why ppl say linux can be install on low hardware...
i'm running XP in my 256 and i'm not able to install Ubuntu...
this really failure for Ubuntu team.

Ubuntu = Linux
True

Linux = Ubuntu
Not entirely True (Ubuntu is not representative of the entire Linux community)

Linux can be run in as little as 8MB of RAM (less if you really have a need for pain and don't mind recompiling EVERYTHING). Does that mean Ubuntu (the "luxury" distro amongst user-friendly Linux fans) can do it? Not a chance in hell...too much "ease of use" code running on top it.

Distros like DSL, Gentoo, Slackware, etc... can all run comfortably on low-end systems. Do you get eye candy? Nope. Do you get the latest auto-configuring stuff? Nope. Do you get a stable, reliable system? Yes.

Remember, Linux is just the kernel...the distros can add whatever they want (and Ubuntu seems to run like a typical commercial OS vendor...install as many services as possible and run them all suid root...doh?)

Edit - you can, however, create a swap partition and use that during the Ubuntu install to give you a bit of breathing room =)

M

mak1012 said:
then why ppl say linux can be install on low hardware...
i'm running XP in my 256 and i'm not able to install Ubuntu...
this really failure for Ubuntu team.

SOFTWARE CAN NEVER REPLACE HARDWARE.
If you expect that then you will always be disappointed.
I fail to see how a 700 MB cd, that uncompresses to around 2GB, then run other processes on it, will be able to have enough RAM left for installation from a live cd environment.
Get the alternate installer, that should work.
And yeah, use XFCE instead of GNOME, it's much lighter but as easy to use.

mehulved said:
Get the alternate installer, that should work.
And yeah, use XFCE instead of GNOME, it's much lighter but as easy to use.

1.from where i can get alternate installer ?
2. bye default ubuntu is giving gnome now how i switch to XFCE. how i'll install XFCE?

M

mak1012 said:
1.from where i can get alternate installer ?

*cdimages.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/feisty/release/xubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso

mak1012 said:
2. bye default ubuntu is giving gnome now how i switch to XFCE. how i'll install XFCE?

*xubuntu.org/

mehulved said:
SOFTWARE CAN NEVER REPLACE HARDWARE.
If you expect that then you will always be disappointed.
I fail to see how a 700 MB cd, that uncompresses to around 2GB, then run other processes on it, will be able to have enough RAM left for installation from a live cd environment.
Get the alternate installer, that should work.
And yeah, use XFCE instead of GNOME, it's much lighter but as easy to use.

Agreed...completely. And thank you for linking the alternate installer...I intended to do that in an earlier post where I mentioned it, but I seem to have forgotten to link it.

actually the alternate installer though curses based is much stabler than ubiquity.becoz alternate CD uses Debian installer

praka123 said:
actually the alternate installer though curses based is much stabler than ubiquity.becoz alternate CD uses Debian installer

Agreed here, too. Ubuntu has had a history of installer issues, particularly with Intel graphics chipsets. I don't know why, but I know that you can google it and turn up quite a few threads with people complaining that it installed just fine on this machine or that...but their machine and Ubuntu weren't getting along. 9 times out of 10 an intel chipset is to blame (well, the installer shouldn't care what chipset is used, so really it's an installer issue), and I find that ironic.

At any rate, whether it's an intel chipset issue or a low RAM issue, Ubuntu offers the alternate installer (using as praka said the Debian installer) for just such occasions. =)

M

BTW, I installed Knoppix on a couple of PC's today, they just had 128mb of RAM. The install went quite smooth albeit a bit slowly, but that's expected.

Thanx to all to you rocket357 and mehulved

i sucessfully installed ubuntu at my home PC with alternate CD..( i wasted my 1 cd on live cd :))

now i'm facing one problem while installing i gave my all data i.e. ip address gateway, subnet but i'm not able to connect to the internet. i'm using hathway's connection.

can u please suggest me how i can install how i can install java, mySQL,if possible VB. codec pack for Ubuntu.
i cant download the software at home becoz i'm using limited download connection. i will download from my college.

mak1012 said:
i cant download the software at home becoz i'm using limited download connection. i will download from my college.

Read this:
*help.ubuntu.com/7.04/add-applications/C/install-file.html

Then download the files from here:
*packages.debian.org/stable/

When you find a package you want to install be sure to look at the dependencies! If you download a package with dependencies and you don't download the dependencies, it WILL fail. So download all of the dependencies, the packages you want, and get them to your home machine (via CD, usb key, etc...). Then install them as per the guidelines in the first link I posted.

M

mak1012 said:
now i'm facing one problem while installing i gave my all data i.e. ip address gateway, subnet but i'm not able to connect to the internet. i'm using hathway's connection.

There's nothing more to do, Check if your /etc/network/interfaces file has some entry similar to below

Code:

iface eth0 inet static
address 202.88.xxx.xxx
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 202.88.xxx.xxx


auto eth0

mak1012 said:
can u please suggest me how i can install how i can install java, mySQL,if possible VB. codec pack for Ubuntu.
i cant download the software at home becoz i'm using limited download connection. i will download from my college.

If you have a USB Drive or something, you can drop by at VJTI, we have about 1GB of software for feisty. I can make an iso of it using apt-on-cd. No CD/DVD writers so can't give you on those.
If you're going to come inform me in advance.

mehulved said:
If you have a USB Drive or something, you can drop by at VJTI, we have about 1GB of software for feisty. I can make an iso of it using apt-on-cd. No CD/DVD writers so can't give you on those.
If you're going to come inform me in advance.

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hey thanx man check your yahoo messenger .... on Monday i think i'll meet you if you have time.

mehulved said:
I can make an iso of it using apt-on-cd. No CD/DVD writers so can't give you on those.
If you're going to come inform me in advance.

there is the answer! install this software on the computer where you will download. then run this prog. it'll make an iso image of all the installation files. delete them from the original one. copy this file in a cd/flash drive and install at home.

secondly, check the interfaces files for network configuration. try to find out the network adaptor and configre ip/subnet/gateway accordingly. simply add the lines in the format mehul mentioned in that file.

M

mak1012 said:
hey thanx man check your yahoo messenger .... on Monday i think i'll meet you if you have time.

Actually if you can come on sunday between 11am and 1pm, it'd be much better.
And are you connecting you Broadband modem via USB? That could also be the problem. It requires to load some usbether modules and there's some obscure driver, which had worked for me in Mandriva once.

mehulved said:
Actually if you can come on sunday between 11am and 1pm, it'd be much better.

sorry yaar i cant come on Sunday i have My java classes. tell me some time during weekdays.

And are you connecting you Broadband modem via USB? That could also be the problem. It requires to load some usbether modules and there's some obscure driver, which had worked for me in Mandriva once.

no i'm connecting it through LAN card i thing i dont have to installed ne driver for that.

iface eth0 inet static
address 202.88.xxx.xxx
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 202.88.xxx.xxx

auto eth0

i'm not getting in /etc/network/interfaces

auto eth0

i'm not able to see DNS in network is it ok?
how to check for that?

M

OK, will see what other time can be permitted. They have some restrictions on letting outsiders come in. Or if you could drop by at 3-3:30 on sunday, that would do too. Or before 9am.

For your networking problems. Check these 2 files

/etc/network/interfaces

Code:

address 202.88.xxx.xxx
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 202.88.xxx.xxx

auto eth0

If it's not there, then edit the file as root, using whatever text editor you're familiar with
Give your IP adress besides address feild and gateway besides gateway feild.

/etc/resolv.conf

Code:

nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 202.88.130.15
nameserver 202.88.130.5
nameserver 202.88.130.67

That's how my entry looks like. Edit yours to replace the DNS entries. I believe they should be the same, except the first one. I run bind locally on my PC.

mehulved said:
OK, will see what other time can be permitted. They have some restrictions on letting outsiders come in. Or if you could drop by at 3-3:30 on sunday, that would do too. Or before 9am.

ok before 9.00am on Sunday is possible coz have java tuition at 12 at borivali. i can easily reach there if i leave at 9.30 from vjti.

thanx a lot mehul i'm editing this post from ubuntu this is my first post from linux to this world.