Re: Ubuntu
By: Mikesla to All on Thu Nov 10 2011 06:32 am
> I just got Ubuntu (32bit version), and I'm a bit out of my comfort zone her
> because I have been using nothing more than Windows.
>
> I am using Windows 7 (32 bit), and I want to install it. Now I already trie
> it via booting from the cd (demo) only without installing the software. Befo
> I install it in it's own partition (drive D) I am wondering if I install it
> Windows 7 first will this damage my ability to boot back into Windows?
>
> I guess what I am wanting to say is that if, and when I decide to do a full
> install, and I uninstall it from Windows 7 will it hurt my main boot file?
>
> I'm very new to this whole linux thing, and I just don't want to damage my
> system in any way.
>
> Can you folks also tell me some of the do's, and don'ts before I take this
>
> Thanks ahead of time.
>
Ubuntu, as most Linux distrubutions do, will install a bootloader, most likely
called GRUB. The bootloader is installed and Ubuntu should configure it to
allow you to choose which OS to install to. You will still be able to boot
into Windows, but you'll get a GRUB bootloader menu where you can choose which
OS.
The only thing I recommend doing, is backing up your Windows partition, just in
case. I've installed Linux quite a few times, and never had any issues with it
damaging Windows. You should be fine as long as you don't delete your Win
partition.
If you have a partition, "Drive D" to install Linux on, you will need to delete
it to create a Linux partition. This Drive D will be a Windows partition, and
you need it to be a Linux one. So if you can, delete that partition now
(ensuring its empty first!)
Then, when installing Ubuntu and selecting which partition, you'll have free
space on the harddrive to create a new partition in. Create at least one to
install Linux on, and one swap partition roughly equivalent to the amount of
RAM you have.
I also use a seperate /home partition of several gigs, or more, a /tmp of about
1G and a seperate /var of about 4G. Making these partitions seperate is
optional.
Linux is a bit of a learning curve, and I remember the apprehension about
installing it the first time back in 2000, but its will worth it.
Let me know if this is a bit unclear.
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