Re: ubuntu on windows xp, help required
- From: "Alexandra Zaharia" <f0rg3r@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:01:59 +0200
On 2/29/08, Donny George <donny008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello
myself donny a student, am trying to install ubuntu 6.06 as dual os along
with windows xp. and after getting the iso image and burning i started with
the process of installing ubuntu.
Hello,
Ubuntu 6.06 is an old version... you might want to check out the 7.10
release, which contains up-to-date packages (apps) and which has
broader support for a variety of hardware.
it went on well and reached the ubuntu
desktop and it read that nautilus has quit unexpectedly and so whther i need
to inform or start once again. i followed and link where it said i could
type "apt-get dist-upgrade" but it said i had no permission and asked me if
i am root. i am not very familiar with linux os or the commands. but still
could i type in something like "su" if so wat would be the password
dist-upgrade refers to upgrading your distribution to the most recent one.
Unlike other Linux distros, Ubuntu has the 'root' account locked. You
run each application as user 'donny' for instance and when you want to
do something "bigger" such as dist-upgrade you'd be told that this
operation requires higher privileges than donny's, i.e. it will
require you to "sudo whatever-command".
You can find more on root/sudo stuff here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
or else have can i ensure a smooth installation of ubuntu without affecting
my windows. would be there any tutorials where i can get by step guidance.
You can keep your windows partition and dual-boot for as long as you
find necessary. Here's something to give you an idea:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
Ubuntu documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com
Great tutorial collection on Ubuntu here: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index
HTH,
Alex.
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