how 2 install Linux

[ratedrsuperstar]

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

 

[gary4gar]

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

 

[mehulved]

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

 

[almighty]

@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

 

[qadirahmed]

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

 

[mehulved]

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

 

[gary4gar]

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

so what is "/" and swap

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

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

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

 

[qadirahmed]

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

 

[infra_red_dude]

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.

 

[almighty]

First boot though live cd then post the output of

sudo fdisk -l

whats this

 

[din]

^^ 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.

 

[QwertyManiac]

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

 

[praka123]

@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"

 

[gary4gar]

@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.

First boot though live cd then post the output of

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

Hope i am clear this time

 

[qadirahmed]

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.....?

 

[mehulved]

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.

 

[infra_red_dude]

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.

 

[qadirahmed]

system>prefs>desktop effects.

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

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

 

[almighty]

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....

 

[praka123]

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