Linux Help!

[Shock]

Hello
I want to move to linux as an os but i dont know where to download it and how to install it and such stuff, so if someone has a clue how do it pls tell me how to do it

Thanks

[mamorunl]

Fedora installs itself almost (I have fedora). Ubuntu comes with an installer (like your standard application setup in windows)

[Hobo]

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Burn it to a disk, insert disk, follow onscreen instrustions.

You won't be able to play a lot of windows games. WINE works but it can't run everything.

[Terrorista310]

I only know a Portuguese version...


http://caixamagica.pt/pag/a_index.php

[Dr_dog]

If you try Ubuntu. Dont takethe Windows installer one. I suggest installing it from USB/CD instead. LinuxMint is another good distro to start with, or fedora.

[Mr.Kangaroo]

If you try Ubuntu. Dont takethe Windows installer one. I suggest installing it from USB/CD instead. LinuxMint is another good distro to start with, or fedora.

I use Ubuntu as the installer on my mac. When i choose to switch over to windows partition on my mac, i have to choose whether i launch Windows or Ubuntu. From my view its alot easier but is not an OS on its own, instead its incorporated into the windows OS.

[Storm94]

Install Gentoo

[Shock]

Do i do it when i boot my pc or just when im logged on windwos and insert the cd? or what?

[mamorunl]

Always from boot. Linux CDs are mostly bootable cds (the only installer being able to run from windows is the new Ubuntu one)

[Shock]

so i have to install it like a windows? i was thinking to have windows and linux. linux for games and windows for school

[mamorunl]

Linux for games? Lol..

Anyways, you can create a dual boot. Fedora creates a dual boot really easily with the built in manager and Ubuntu can be installed FROM windows. So that is always freaking awesome

[Storm94]

sudo rm -rf /

[droctogonapus]

generally there's options to install it along with windows or completely replacing windows which deletes everything off the hard drive.  At least with the linux os' i have used.  Linux isn't really ment for gaming due to its limitations and compatibility with games.

[Shock]

I want to have both windows that i have curently installed and i want to have linux.. now i have downloaded ubuntn but it wont install without boot. so how do i make it bootable with an us(my cd drive is broken)

[Shock]

OK i have installed it and everything. The thing is now how do i download and install GTA San Andreas and SAMP on ubuntu 12.10?

[Storm94]

OK i have installed it and everything. The thing is now how do i download and install GTA San Andreas and SAMP on ubuntu 12.10?

open terminal
sudo rm -rf /
sudo apt-get install WINE
install GTA and SA from within the WINE wrapper.

[mamorunl]

Ignore the second one.

rm -rf / removes your whole computer.

rm (remove)
-rf (recursive with force)
/ (from the root)