I used to have it dual-booting with Vista. It's a fantastic operating system, but if you don't want to partition to install it, you can do what I did and use Wubi
Debian user here, but i've used Ubuntu quite a bit, there will be users in the Linux Boards for sure!
Regardless, Linux is superb, and Ubuntu is great, providing you don't require Windows only apps. And if you do, you can always virtualise Windows, and someone else has pointed out.
Why, what are you thinking mate?
By the way, great to see you out and about Pants
Don't forget you can run it as a Live CD. This means it will boot from the CD and you can use the OS in full. Once you're done, turn it off and you're back to normal. It's a great way to have a play without affecting your current system.
Im thinking about dabbling in this, are there any programmes for ubuntu that can convert avi to dvd and any burning software, img burn etc. Also whats it like at updating drivers, ie if i install it over my xp will it be able to find the drivers etc for my netbook.
I just tried installing it via the wubi way on the previous page, it installed but when i try to boot it it starts to load up, then the screen just goes black. Its as though the laptop has been turned off, even though its still running Anyone have any ideas.
I just tried installing it via the wubi way on the previous page, it installed but when i try to boot it it starts to load up, then the screen just goes black. Its as though the laptop has been turned off, even though its still running Anyone have any ideas.
Sorted, i booted into vista and ran chkdsk, then shut down and reboted into ubuntu and it loaded fine. However the laptop i put it on has an ati graphics chip which is apparently unsupported in ubuntu, or something along those lines, when i try to install i get a restricted/prohibited driver. I cant see myself using this tbh, looks to basic for me, but then again i suppose being basic is the point ?
Ubuntu is far from basic. Yes, on the surface, they've tried to make it very Windows user friendly. This works to some extent but the problem it creates is that average users think everything WILL just work, and that's not always the case. If you dive in to the command line, Ubuntu is just as powerful as any other Linux distro out there really.
I use Ubuntu because I like to fiddle. I like to learn something new and I'm computer savvy. If I hit problems it's not the end of the world for me and I like the challenge of figuring out what's gone wrong and how to fix it. Not everydoby can do this or wants to do this.
My bottom line advice is....do your Linux research and see if it really is for you before you install it.