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Beginning from scratch

  Date: Feb 11    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 406
  

I am hopeful to install ubuntu on my recently
retired xp laptop with the rationale that a system without bloated
features, coupled with the fact that I won't need virus protection will
give me a computer that is again relatively powerful. I have never used
ubuntu before, but it sounds user friendly. My idea is to wipe the XP
cleanly off the machine, then install unbuntu. With the reservation that
if somehow I don't get along with it, I can wipe ubuntu cleanly off
again and reinstall XP.
Even though I make my living on a computer, I'm not real computer smart,
so I'm looking for basic instructions. Please advise on how to do this.

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Answer #1    Answered On: Feb 11    

Let us know the specs of your computer before we get too far on advising
you. Make, processor, RAM, HD size and configuration, etc.

The first step is to download an ISO file for the Ubuntu version that you
plan to run. But, you may need to reconsider depending on the age of the
machine. Ubuntu's latest versions are comparable to Windows 7 or OS/X and
not XP. There are lighter distributions including several in Ubuntu's
parent company, Canonical's, stables. Xubuntu and Lubuntu are the same
underneath and use the same repositories, but use lower resources.

 
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