It's a little big for my laptop
Thanks though...I picked up a 120gig drive for $99 from Fry's...I think I overpaid, but I was really anxious to get the laptop setup.
Only downside is that my hard drive is 40gigs and I realize it's just a tad too small for two OS's and data storage...
So I need to get a new one and upgrade this thing...kind of sucks to have gone through all that work.
It's a little big for my laptop
Thanks though...I picked up a 120gig drive for $99 from Fry's...I think I overpaid, but I was really anxious to get the laptop setup.
Oh, it's going great. I just upgraded to the next version and it was a cakewalk.
The only thing I'm using my XP Virtual Machine for is Photoshop, other than that, I use Ubuntu for everything. OpenOffice has been great.
C'mon, you need a blog update on this.
I am considering making the switch, at least on a backup machine.
My main WinXP laptop is suddenly running dogslow after 18 months and is likely in need to be reimaged. I've done everything Microsoft suggests to fix it. I dont know if I could Ubuntu my main box though.
Only downside is that my hard drive is 40gigs and I realize it's just a tad too small for two OS's and data storage...
So I need to get a new one and upgrade this thing...kind of sucks to have gone through all that work.
So is step 1, just to download Ubuntu from it's site and see what happens? What is step 2?
So is step 1, just to download Ubuntu from it's site and see what happens? What is step 2?
After all these years, I took the plunge and bought an Ubuntu/Linux bundle including Open Office for a grand total of $6.00 from
www.ShopLinuxOnline.com
I am in the process now of reading the 223 page tutorial that was included. I am installing it on a seldom used PC at my shop. I have 2 PCs set up with KVM switch that allows me to toggle between the 2 sets using 1 monitor ( you know the drill so no need to explain how that works).
I assume that I can either install the 32 bit Linux OS on my hard drive and I may be able to have the option of booting off of XP or Linox at startup or boot off of the CD. Is that valid?
I'll let you know. I am up to page 14 of 223 so far. This sounds too simple to be true. I would love to escape the Windows trap.I've never tried it but I would guess you would want to partition the drive first.
I'll let you know. I am up to page 14 of 223 so far. This sounds too simple to be true. I would love to escape the Windows trap.
I may be able to have the option of booting off of XP or Linux at startup or boot off of the CD. Is that valid?
XP ?!
After all these years, I took the plunge and bought an Ubuntu/Linux bundle including Open Office for a grand total of $6.00 from
www.ShopLinuxOnline.com
I am in the process now of reading the 223 page tutorial that was included. I am installing it on a seldom used PC at my shop. I have 2 PCs set up with KVM switch that allows me to toggle between the 2 sets using 1 monitor ( you know the drill so no need to explain how that works).
I assume that I can either install the 32 bit Linux OS on my hard drive and I may be able to have the option of booting off of XP or Linox at startup or boot off of the CD. Is that valid?