TuxCrux - Installing a Linux distro(Ubuntu Ultimate 3.0)

This post is intended for generally noobs who are new to a phenomenon named Linux or for them who had enough of Windows and want something new on their desktops instead of tradition long boring Windows architecture. This website is majorly for Linux. You will be provided with all types of tutorials based on Linux and problems regarding Linux.

Shifting from Windows to Linux is like leaving earth and getting settle over Mars, so you would have guessed that it is not going to be user friendly in beginning. But as soon as you’ll be acquainted with Linux you’ll have addiction of it.

So here we start with installing a Linux distro. I am presenting this tutorial with Ubuntu Enterprise edition. But there is not much difference with other Linux distros. For beginners Ubuntu or Mandriva is advised.

If you want to dedicate entire drive for Linux than you can use your Windows installation CD/DVD for unallocated the space. If you want to give some portion of HDD like 30GB would be more than enough if you want to share it with a Windows.

For that Go to:

Control Panel >Administrative Tools> Computer Management> Disk Management

Right Click on volume and delete present partition.

Now run OS setup or restart system if its bootable and on DVD/CD.

Choose the appropriate option and move ahead from menu.

Unlike Windows while installation firstly there is logical partition of HDD on Linux, so you get enough time for your conscience to decide the right choice.

You will get three options for choosing the partition scheme.

Choose manual is recommended so that you can can allocate space of your choice. Linux by itself makes some logical partitions (For these partitions wait for next posts) by default.

Now when you have finalized the partition scheme and some admin settings give, yourself a quick nap because now actual partitioning and installation is going to start.