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Markware17
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lol, u have to install the GUI 
. I suggest you go with Ubuntu until you get more familiarized with Linux and Debian for that matter 
. Ubuntu is easy to install and basically does all the setting up for you, to a certain extent.
Here is the Ubuntu starter guide for ya. Everything you need to know on how to get rolling with Ubuntu. Ubuntu is Debian based so it should help you out if you are going to return to "pure" Debian.
http://help.ubuntu.com/starterguide/C/index.html
. I suggest you go with Ubuntu until you get more familiarized with Linux and Debian for that matter . Ubuntu is easy to install and basically does all the setting up for you, to a certain extent.Here is the Ubuntu starter guide for ya. Everything you need to know on how to get rolling with Ubuntu. Ubuntu is Debian based so it should help you out if you are going to return to "pure" Debian.
http://help.ubuntu.com/starterguide/C/index.html
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Markware17
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Yup, the GUI and the rest of the applications that come with Ubuntu are installed after the core system is installed.
ok so i installed ubuntu, nice os, but there is like amillion horizontal lines that keep flashing. im going to guess this isnt normal? is it a hardware or software problem? also can i put three partitions on my other computer. like
partition 1: 100gb: windows xp pro
partition 2: 100gb: empty(for vista)
partition 3: whatevers left: for ubuntu
partition 4: 15gb for recovery for vista and pro
will it work?
partition 1: 100gb: windows xp pro
partition 2: 100gb: empty(for vista)
partition 3: whatevers left: for ubuntu
partition 4: 15gb for recovery for vista and pro
will it work?
Markware17
Member
Sorry way2evil for the late reply, work was a little hectic over the past few days.
Concerning your hard drive space and requested partition layout, you would have to go back and re-partition the NTFS partitions for XP and Vista so you can create a partition for Ubuntu. If you have those partitions in place already, then you can go ahead and install Ubuntu on whatever space is left over. Resizing NTFS partitions can be a bit risky since it is able to be done on some Linux distros but I often worry about doing that in fear of data corruption. You can take a look here http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/mlf/ezaz/ntfsresize.html on how to go about resizing NTFS partitions.
Your gfx problem could be related to the driver Ubuntu is using. If you have an ATI or nVidia card, then Ubuntu does have those drivers in the software installation UI. If you’re using something other than an ATI or nVidia based card, then I'd search and see if there are Linux drivers for that card or Linux related issues with that card.
Concerning your hard drive space and requested partition layout, you would have to go back and re-partition the NTFS partitions for XP and Vista so you can create a partition for Ubuntu. If you have those partitions in place already, then you can go ahead and install Ubuntu on whatever space is left over. Resizing NTFS partitions can be a bit risky since it is able to be done on some Linux distros but I often worry about doing that in fear of data corruption. You can take a look here http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/mlf/ezaz/ntfsresize.html on how to go about resizing NTFS partitions.
Your gfx problem could be related to the driver Ubuntu is using. If you have an ATI or nVidia card, then Ubuntu does have those drivers in the software installation UI. If you’re using something other than an ATI or nVidia based card, then I'd search and see if there are Linux drivers for that card or Linux related issues with that card.