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Linux?; I am thinking about installing Linux.
Topic Started: Jan 18 2009, 11:07 AM (512 Views)
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On my laptop, which I normally use, I have Windows Vista and it works amazing. However, on a fairly old desktop I have installed Vista and it's be working suckishly since I got it. Me and my dad were thinking... should we back up the files and install a distribution of Linux to finally stop it from crashing (because it never crashed with XP) and if so, which distribution would be the best?
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(moved to Linux/UNIX section)
Linux Fedora (www.fedoraproject.org) and Linux Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.org) are best. A blank 512MB to 1GB blank CD is required to install Linux. (in later versions, there are Live USB creator)
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What about DVDs? Do you buy Linux or like download it to a DVD or something?
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Yes, you can make DVDs of Linux.
I used a Live USB way:
https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/
Download the Live USB creator and open that program.
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It never says how much memory on the flash drive you need. Still the same as DVD/CD? Then do you install it to your computer from the flash drive?
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Yes, it takes same memory
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But... do you install it from your flashdrive once it is there?
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Yes. install from flash drive, when you booted from flash drive, click "Install" icon on the desktop
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OK. I will try it soon. Probably Linux Fedora, looking at the screenshots in your gallery.
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