Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on a Windows Machine

[headsore]

Hi guys,

Sometime soon I will be installing Ubuntu 8.10 on a PC running windows, and want to know how easy it will be? I am getting the CD from a mate who has connections with a distro.

will installing ubuntu completely override windows? I don't have any interest in dual booting or running anything as a virtual machine. I literally just want to swap OS's like one would when installing a new Windows version.

Will booting the computer up with the ubuntu disk do this or do I need to know something extra? Thanks in advance.

 

[w1z4rd]

Okay its pretty complicated, so I will explain it to you:

1) Put CD in, make sure system boots of CD (the install is pretty well labled, so you shouldnt miss it)
2) When the disk manager asks you about partitions, just select "guided, use entire disk"
3) Fill in your username, time zone and stuff
4) Wait for install to finish.


Though once installed... you need stuff:

Codecs:

type: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

VLC player (I just prefer it)

sudo apt-get install vlc

You can do this through the gui, but its faster through command line.

www.ubuntuforums.org is your friend.

Theres an "absolute beginners section" which was my life saver when I started. No question is too silly there, and the answers are usually quick and helpful.

 

[headsore]

so for the codecs I will use the command line once into ubuntu itself? Kinda like u would in "run" in windows?

Thank you for your help

 

[w1z4rd]

so for the codecs I will use the command line once into ubuntu itself? Kinda like u would in "run" in windows?

Thank you for your help

Yeah, basically its the same thing.. but way more powerful.

A lot of the advice you are going to get will be to use the command line, and while at first its really confusing.. you soon get the hang of it.

There are gui`s for all the stuff you want.. and if you click on the "add/remove programs" option in ubuntu, you would most likely find those restricted extras there, and it would just be a matter of ticking what you want then pushing apply.

There are several different gui`s that do this, so for sanity sake we drop to the common command line. As you learn to use it more, it will start becoming second nature till you find the gui`s to be slow.

The command I will break down for you:

sudo <==-- That means run the command as the administrator or root user.
apt-get <=-- this is the program or package that installs ubuntu software you
install <--- you are tellining apt-get to install.. other options are update or remove
ubuntu-restricted-extras <--- this is a package with 99% of the codecs you need. Think of it as a spyware free version of klite or something.

So:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Will download all the codecs from the internet, and install them for your computer.

Thats basically it.

Codecs should work fine after that.

If you installed a program like VLC.. it would appear in your "start" menu.

 

[headsore]

awesome, thank you so much.

 

[Bule]

Then you visit Medibuntu (Multimedia, Entertainment & Distractions In Ubuntu):

http://www.medibuntu.org/

In section:

http://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu

is explanation how to add Medibuntu to repositories, so that Synaptec can be used to install apps like Google Earth, DVD stuff and so on.
And then start browsing web without fear, malicious website, virus, trojan what is that?
Freedom

 

[headsore]

ah i love mybroadband. probably gonna print this thread as a general guide.