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[Pligganease]

OK...

We got a new job with a computer furnished with the apartment. This computer blows, with it's whopping 200 mb of RAM. It has XP on it and basically sucks a big one.

I want to install Linux on it, having seen a friend's computer over the weekend that seemed to run many times better using Ubuntu Linux.

I downloaded it and burned a disk. I supposedly installed it, and it actually loaded once. Then, when I tried to load it again, it just scrolls through about a million errors. It still runs XP, but it's almost unusable.

My end goal is to have Windows completely off the computer, and to just have the Ubuntu Linux (Or something comparable) on the machine. We only would use it for internet and downloading, so keeping Windows on it is not a priority. In fact, I would love to see it gone.

Does anyone have any advice or any links to some good sites that might have step-by-step instructions on how to install it? I've tried to find some instructions, but I don't think I'm savvy enough to follow all of the PhD candidate's guides to doing it.

I did check the computer's specs (as best I could with Korean XP) and it's got a P4 with a 180G hard drive.

Any help?

[mrsquirrel]

If it's old pc you may want to DL a less graphic intensive version. Xubuntu I think is one.

I use SuSE 10.2 www.opensuse.org - never had any hardware problems with is. Might be worthwhile trying.

Ubuntu isn't the best distro it's just the one getting the most publicity.

Decide what desktop manager you want as well. I don't like GNOME the standard Ubuntu one, much prefer KDE. SuSE will offer you the choice when you install or you could DL KUbuntu for the KDE interface.

I recommend SuSE others will recommend something else

[JungMin]

Over the past few years, I have tried Mandriva, Suse, and Ubuntu. Would have to say I like Ubuntu and Suse the most. Suse is probably a bit better as most things just work and don't need extra work setting up.

[mrsquirrel]

I had some head bashing against the wall problems with Ubuntu.

Considering SuSE has the Novell backing as well it's got a great support forum.

The only downside to SuSE is that the install DVD and the Live DVD are separate so you can't try before you by

If http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/60/

Is a good setup guide post install for all the little things you might need.

[mrsquirrel]

There are CBT trainining disks available on a few torrents.

Elbitz.net is one of them registrations open tomorrow. DL the SUSE disks from the torrent and learn. Or the Debian ones if that is what you want to use.

[spliff]

XP works fine for me, why bother?

[Pligganease]

[Zutronius]

You would probably want to install Xubuntu on it. It is a lighter version of Ubuntu meant to run on older pcs. I've used it on an old 1.2 gig system I found in a dumpster and the OS works fine.

http://www.xubuntu.org/

[mrsquirrel]

Give SuSE a go if that fails then try Xbuntu, there is also MintX as well.

Based on Ubuntu distro with all the codecs and stuff you need as well. If you do decide to go down that road I would personally choose the Mint version to get over the first few hurdles.

http://www.linuxmint.com/download.html

XFCE Community Edition

The support base for it is good and getting stronger.

[Pligganease]

[Sincinnatislink]

So there is someone using vista . . .

[Pligganease]

[bassexpander]

Can you find a Linux version of VLC Media Player? That plays most everything.

[Pligganease]

[mrsquirrel]

You could try

alt+f2 then type 7zip and it should run.



It will be somewhere in your menubar - possibly under new programs or archiving under system tools.

if you look through VLC's menu there is a play list option there.