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dharanidhar
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 06 Mar 2009 18:02 Linux installation |
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I have windows XP installed in my system with 2GB RAM,160GB hard disk.
I want to install LINUX also parallely.
can i do it?
i don't have much knowledge of these linux softwares
can anybody suggest me free LINUX os available over net and how to install?
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svhb
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06 Mar 2009 19:33 Re: Linux installation |
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google for "dual boot linux XP", the first link seems ok.
THe kind of distribution is really up to you. Most people stick with one of the first they tried. Ubuntu seems ok, I use Fedora, but really get your hands dirty on it and decide for yourself.
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maheshkuruganti
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06 Mar 2009 22:17 Linux installation |
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As svhb said the distro is your choice and it is really easy to install a dual boot using any modern Distro like Fedora or Ubuntu.
I believe you can install Ubuntu from within windows also.
Added after 5 minutes:
Also check this video out :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa8v3AMFDtg
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dharanidhar
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07 Mar 2009 8:43 Re: Linux installation |
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Thanks for the information.
I have OPEN SUSE 11.1 with me. Can i install it?
Which is easier? UBUNTU or OPEN SUSE or FEDORAL?
what about CENTOS?
can any body provide basic differences between all above.
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svhb
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07 Mar 2009 23:06 Re: Linux installation |
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| You can also try it first in a virutal machine like VMWare or VirtualBox. The last one is free to use.
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dharanidhar
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08 Mar 2009 5:29 Re: Linux installation |
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| can you explain me more about VMWARE.
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wolly
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08 Mar 2009 6:20 Linux installation |
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you can also try puppy linux which can run directly from cd
if you like it you can also install to he hard disk
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svhb
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08 Mar 2009 20:03 Re: Linux installation |
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VMWare is a piece of software that creates a virtual pc on your current machine. You can run another operating system without shutting down your PC. The guest operating system does not know that it runs in a virtual environment.
So if you run Windows, Windows is called the host operating system. The program will create a kind of virtual harddisk (just a file on your host system), that the guest operating system can use as hard drive. The VMWare software redirects all red/write operations to a physical device to the file on your windows system. The virtualisation software takes care about all hardware that way (etherenet connections, usb devices, sound card, ...)
Virtualbox does the same, but is free to use. For VMWare, you need to pay.
I tried both, and since I like free (open source) software, VirtualBox is my choice.
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mozes
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31 Mar 2009 22:41 Re: Linux installation |
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there is another free soft from microsoft called virtual pc (vpc) that you can
download from their official site, i am using it with a version of ubuntu for a while
it is very stable
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dharanidhar
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11 Apr 2009 15:53 Re: Linux installation |
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thanx 4 all ur replies
i hav tried wubi to install ubuntu
now i have dual booted my PC.
it worked fine
now during start up im able to select between either windows XP or UBUNTU
only after i came 2 know d security features in that
now im facing a problem
i couldn't connect to internet under UBUNTU
what settings should i make?
can anybody guide me?
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rohanhelio
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02 Jun 2009 14:03 Linux installation |
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Quite good informations are available, for multi operating system installation on single hard disk, at
www.vlsifaqs.blogspot.com
It has details about how to install Solaris, RHEL, CENTOS, etc... on a single hard disk or multiple hard disks.
You can ask your specific questions there itself as comment.
Hopes this information will help you guys, in some manner.
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dharanidhar
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15 Aug 2009 16:21 Re: Linux installation |
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can anybody help me how i can connect to internet in UBUNTU what settings should i make....
Added after 15 minutes:
When i try to open UBUNTU after boot up it is going to command prompt automatically
and shows
grub>
what should i enter here to go to my desktop?
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senorita
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18 Aug 2009 13:25 Re: Linux installation |
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diegobb
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18 Aug 2009 13:36 Re: Linux installation |
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| svhb wrote: |
VMWare is a piece of software that creates a virtual pc on your current machine. You can run another operating system without shutting down your PC. The guest operating system does not know that it runs in a virtual environment.
So if you run Windows, Windows is called the host operating system. The program will create a kind of virtual harddisk (just a file on your host system), that the guest operating system can use as hard drive. The VMWare software redirects all red/write operations to a physical device to the file on your windows system. The virtualisation software takes care about all hardware that way (etherenet connections, usb devices, sound card, ...)
Virtualbox does the same, but is free to use. For VMWare, you need to pay.
I tried both, and since I like free (open source) software, VirtualBox is my choice. |
I think is a very good choice. I usually install window$ and ubuntu, but this time i'm going to install ubuntu and window$ using VirtualBox, it works very well.
Regards.
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dharanidhar
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04 Sep 2009 16:46 Linux installation |
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| Doe anybody have the experience of using UBUNTU?
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maddygill88
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12 Oct 2009 13:40 Re: Linux installation |
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ubuntu is of open source type.in this mian advantage is that here all .exe files which are main problem for virus (virus are of main .exe files) .That why virus will be restricted then speed of internet & speed of pc also goes up.So try it once. very helpful.
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anishjp
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13 Oct 2009 8:55 Linux installation |
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What about Red hat Linux?. Which is the best one to run EDA tools?
Thanks,
Anish
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pini_1
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16 Oct 2009 17:21 Re: Linux installation |
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Have you considered co-linux:
Motivation: If you can allow, just install linux. Sometimes this is not possible.
As an example for colinux usage, is my PC network at home. I had at home one SUSE linux on a desktop and one XP on a portable machine. ....
http://bknpk.no-ip.biz/my_web/incremental_backup/colinux/co_1.html
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