Where can i get linux?

Blue · 12-12-2005, 02:06 AM

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So woul i be buring one file, the iso, or burning all the files inside the iso?

The iso is a cd image. You point your burning software towards the image with a blank disk in your burner and you'll do fine. Don't extract it. Also I recommend Suse or Mandriva.

timothyb89 · 12-12-2005, 04:49 AM

if you burn the .ISO file, then nothing wuld happen.
Get CD burner XP Pro. Someone already posted a link to it. Install it and open it. The main screen *should* have an option for burning an ISO. Click the button, find your file, and burn. Restart your computer with the burned CD in the drive, and it will boot in the Linux installer.

Good Luck! ;-)

timothyb89 · 12-12-2005, 05:20 AM

Another thing you should think about...

Seeing that you are new to Linux, go have fun and experament with VMWare. It free

. Here are some basic directions:

(1.) Go to http://www.vmware.com/download/player/ and download and install it.
(2.)Extract the .zip file at http://timothyb89.home.comcast.net/vmtmplt.zip to a directory you can remember.
(3.)Go to the folder where the contents of the zip file are.
(4.)These are templates for most major OS. Open the one that your CD is. If it is not there, choose "Other Linux"
(5.)Put your burned Linux CD or DVD in your CD drive.
(6.)In the VMWare folder you just opened, double-click on the .vmdk file inside the folder.
(7.)A VMWare window open. The Linux CD that is in your drive will start, but it will be like booting another computer inside your running one. Now you can feel free to install Linux this way, and you won't need to worry about doing something bad to your computer
(8.)Take note that it will take about 3 GB of space on your computer to install Linux, with or without VMWare.
(9.)After Linux is installed, take out the CD or DVD you used and now when your want to use Linux, you can run it inside Windows.

Good Luck!

geese · 12-12-2005, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Motoxrdude

So woul i be buring one file, the iso, or burning all the files inside the iso?

Its very easy. use a burning program like nero. From nero locate your cd image and use the option to "burn as a CD image". You do not have extract anything.

Motoxrdude · 12-13-2005, 12:22 AM

ALright thanks you guys, i was pretty sure that was the way you do it but i wanted to be sure because i only have one blank cd left. Ill let u know how it goes.

Motoxrdude · 12-13-2005, 02:34 AM

Alright, i burned it, booted it up, now theres a menu that says prepare hard drive, and a lot of other stuff, im not sure what to do here so if you can help that would be great.

The_One · 12-13-2005, 03:04 AM

well, whatever version you eneded up getting, try going to google.com and searching for a guide, it would be too long for anyone here to write it down step by step, I don't think anyone who's installed it before would remember excatly how to do it ;]

Motoxrdude · 12-13-2005, 03:45 AM

Alright thanks. Now that i have it i will try wahtever. Usually i just google search, read, and tweak with stuff and it eventually works for me.

The_One · 12-13-2005, 04:04 AM

yeah, but really man, I don't think we could give you a step by step installation guide, maybe just tell me what version did you get and i'll see if i can find you that guide.

Motoxrdude · 12-13-2005, 04:23 AM

I got version Arch v. 0.7 thanks

12-12-2005, 04:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
timothyb89 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 357	if you burn the .ISO file, then nothing wuld happen. Get CD burner XP Pro. Someone already posted a link to it. Install it and open it. The main screen should have an option for burning an ISO. Click the button, find your file, and burn. Restart your computer with the burned CD in the drive, and it will boot in the Linux installer. Good Luck! ;-) __________________ And now that I'm running my life support equipment through Windows 95, I'll never have to worry about - beeeeeeeep... Registered Linux User #425668 Registered Linux Machine #333299

12-12-2005, 05:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
timothyb89 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 357	Another thing you should think about... Seeing that you are new to Linux, go have fun and experament with VMWare. It free . Here are some basic directions: (1.) Go to http://www.vmware.com/download/player/ and download and install it. (2.)Extract the .zip file at http://timothyb89.home.comcast.net/vmtmplt.zip to a directory you can remember. (3.)Go to the folder where the contents of the zip file are. (4.)These are templates for most major OS. Open the one that your CD is. If it is not there, choose "Other Linux" (5.)Put your burned Linux CD or DVD in your CD drive. (6.)In the VMWare folder you just opened, double-click on the .vmdk file inside the folder. (7.)A VMWare window open. The Linux CD that is in your drive will start, but it will be like booting another computer inside your running one. Now you can feel free to install Linux this way, and you won't need to worry about doing something bad to your computer (8.)Take note that it will take about 3 GB of space on your computer to install Linux, with or without VMWare. (9.)After Linux is installed, take out the CD or DVD you used and now when your want to use Linux, you can run it inside Windows. Good Luck! __________________ And now that I'm running my life support equipment through Windows 95, I'll never have to worry about - beeeeeeeep... Registered Linux User #425668 Registered Linux Machine #333299

12-13-2005, 12:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 6,032	ALright thanks you guys, i was pretty sure that was the way you do it but i wanted to be sure because i only have one blank cd left. Ill let u know how it goes. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

12-13-2005, 02:34 AM	#16 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 6,032	Alright, i burned it, booted it up, now theres a menu that says prepare hard drive, and a lot of other stuff, im not sure what to do here so if you can help that would be great. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

12-13-2005, 03:45 AM	#18 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 6,032	Alright thanks. Now that i have it i will try wahtever. Usually i just google search, read, and tweak with stuff and it eventually works for me. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

12-13-2005, 03:04 AM	#17 (permalink)
The_One Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bushland, USA Age: 22 Posts: 147	well, whatever version you eneded up getting, try going to google.com and searching for a guide, it would be too long for anyone here to write it down step by step, I don't think anyone who's installed it before would remember excatly how to do it ;]

12-13-2005, 04:04 AM	#19 (permalink)
The_One Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bushland, USA Age: 22 Posts: 147	yeah, but really man, I don't think we could give you a step by step installation guide, maybe just tell me what version did you get and i'll see if i can find you that guide. __________________ www.Google.com Knows it all.

12-13-2005, 04:23 AM	#20 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 6,032	I got version Arch v. 0.7 thanks __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

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