well i need a new operating system

Are we sure linux is the best idea for this person? Yeah it's free no viruses blah blah, but it's not exactly the most user friendly os. Considering how much trouble we're having even getting a partition think of the hassle of getting linux itself set up and learnt.

Dude, do yourself a favor, either stick with XP or upgrade to windows 7. Your computer is more than good enough to run it.
 
pokethesmot said:
i might give linux a shot then since its free but ima need to learn how to portion my hard disc so i can run unbuntu
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you should be able to install ubuntu by using wubi, see if it works. although i would suggest to keep windows xp installed.
 
the setting up the partion is easy but for some reason it wont let me shrink my ntfs ...i just got done doing this whole procedure on a laptop so its not me its my computer for some reason
 
speedyink said:
Are we sure linux is the best idea for this person? Yeah it's free no viruses blah blah, but it's not exactly the most user friendly os. Considering how much trouble we're having even getting a partition think of the hassle of getting linux itself set up and learnt.

Dude, do yourself a favor, either stick with XP or upgrade to windows 7. Your computer is more than good enough to run it.
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That is a pretty defeatist attitude. I agree that you will need to learn some basics of installing an OS and using an OS to learn Linux, but how is it any different from booting off a Windows disk, creating a partition in the windows installer and going through the Windows setup?

If I laid out screen shots of each OS installer side by side by side they are almost identical. So, really, if a person has any issues installing an OS they should just give up and have someone else do it for them by your logic.

Linux is just like any other OS when you install it, all OS installers are almost identical. Once you get inside the OS it is different.

What the OP should do is boot off a live CD and try it out. Then take the time to read a few short tutorials on what Linux is. The problem is most people never read the manual and this rings true to Windows as well.
 
speedyink said:
Are we sure linux is the best idea for this person? Yeah it's free no viruses blah blah, but it's not exactly the most user friendly os. Considering how much trouble we're having even getting a partition think of the hassle of getting linux itself set up and learnt.

Dude, do yourself a favor, either stick with XP or upgrade to windows 7. Your computer is more than good enough to run it.
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He's seeking advice on completing his Ubuntu installation, not your opinion on whether or not he should run it.
 
You can install it through windows.

If you have downloaded and got the .ISO file, then use an emulator to mount the disc and install through windows.

Disc emulators basically make your computer think it has another CD drive, when really it is just the program. The discs are the files from the disc, the .ISO or .CUE or whatever format it is in.

Daemon tools is about the best I have found so far because of how lightweight and easy to use it is

http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads

light is the one that you want, install it (restart is needed before installation), then you will see a little icon in the bottom right with your other icons, a silver circle with a blue lightning bolt through. Left click it, click a device and find the Ubuntu file, click it, let it mount and autorun will run, run the installer, or, you can run the evaluator to use ubuntu through windows before you install it to see if you like it.

Alternatively, you can get a free ubuntu disc (which comes with stickers :D) from here:

https://shipit.ubuntu.com/

It says up to 10 weeks but when i got mine it took a week and a little bit, and i got stickers :D (did i mention that:P)
 
well i was reading all the code as the partition software was loading alot of the code says it cant read certain files or cache stuff...so could this be it and if so how do i fix this junk im about to just wipe my computer clean
 
Aastii said:
You can install it through windows.

If you have downloaded and got the .ISO file, then use an emulator to mount the disc and install through windows.

Disc emulators basically make your computer think it has another CD drive, when really it is just the program. The discs are the files from the disc, the .ISO or .CUE or whatever format it is in.

Daemon tools is about the best I have found so far because of how lightweight and easy to use it is

http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads

light is the one that you want, install it (restart is needed before installation), then you will see a little icon in the bottom right with your other icons, a silver circle with a blue lightning bolt through. Left click it, click a device and find the Ubuntu file, click it, let it mount and autorun will run, run the installer, or, you can run the evaluator to use ubuntu through windows before you install it to see if you like it.

Alternatively, you can get a free ubuntu disc (which comes with stickers :D) from here:

https://shipit.ubuntu.com/

It says up to 10 weeks but when i got mine it took a week and a little bit, and i got stickers :D (did i mention that:P)
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what do those stickers look like lol
 


that is one on my system (the top middle one ofc)

oh and i have MUCH better cable management now, that picture is a few months old :P and i have no blue fans on it, they are both at the front...and i have no front panel, for ventilation and style :D :D

ubuntu+stickers.jpg




them 2 are random google searches

ubuntu-stickers.jpg


you get 4 of em, I gave one to my sister, 2 are on my rig and 1 i think i spilt tea on by accident, in my oh so stereotypical British way
 
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tlarkin said:
What the OP should do is boot off a live CD and try it out. Then take the time to read a few short tutorials on what Linux is. The problem is most people never read the manual and this rings true to Windows as well.
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Very good idea.

I just figured since he was using his computer mainly as a media machine he might want to save himself some effort, but to each his own.
 
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well i now have ubuntu and i do like it but it wont let me upgrade my visual effects it keeps saying " desktop effects could not be enabled"
 
speedyink said:
Very good idea.

I just figured since he was using his computer mainly as a media machine he might want to save himself some effort, but to each his own.
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I wasn't trying to be a jerk:)

It just seemed the OP wanted more performance out of their PC for simple things like media play back.



As for the video, you probably need to update your drivers.
 
pokethesmot said:
well i love linux the only thing i dont like is the fact i cant use netflix watch instaly no more =[
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Why, isn't that web based? I am not sure of the specifics but you can run IE on Linux and it is pretty easy if it requires active X or some crap like that.
 
It's an issue with Silverlight.

Streaming most media requires the latest version, which is not available for Linux users.
 
Bodaggit23 said:
It's an issue with Silverlight.

Streaming most media requires the latest version, which is not available for Linux users.
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I don't see where it says it requires IE...

What are the system requirements to watch movies instantly on my PC or Mac?
You must have a computer running Windows XP or Mac OS X and an active broadband connection to the Internet.

* Windows XP requirements: Service Pack 2 or higher or Windows Vista; Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher or Firefox 2 or higher; 1.2 GHz processor; 512 MB RAM.
* Mac OS X requirements: an Intel-based Mac with OS 10.4.8 or later; Safari 3 or higher; Firefox 2 or higher; 1 GB RAM.
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That is the requirements from the site.
 
I never said it required IE. You can install Silverlight on Firefox too.

EDIT: What I meant to say was Moonlight. The latest version (Beta)
for Linux doesn't include support for DRM, and specifically the ability
to play Netflix movies.
 
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