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Ubuntu Linux
Yonathan M. Vivas
What is Linux?
• Linux is an Operating System just like Windows and Mac
• Linux was originally developed by Linus Torvalds
• There are many variants of Linux
• Ubuntu is one of the most user friendly versions of Linux
How can you get it?
• Get the ISO– http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
• You have several options– Try it without making any changes– Install it as a Windows program
• This has lower disk efficiency– Install it all the way!
• Dual or multi-boot
How to prepare your PC for it?
• Partition your disk– Defragment it first
• You can use Windows’ free partition tool – Control Panel\Administrative Tools\
Computer Management\Disk Management– Right click your main HD and “shrink
volume”
• Get EasyBCD– http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/– Back up your BCD
How to install it?
• For a quick install: Follow the tutorial on Ubuntu’s site– http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/ins
tall-desktop-latest• For advanced install:
– http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-12-04-LTS-266201.shtml
– Follow the “something else” instructions
• In both cases:– Make sure you install Ubuntu’s Boot loader
(GRUB) in the same partition where you install Ubuntu (this will make it a lot easier to uninstall if you need to)
• Go Back to EasyBCD in Windows and Add and Entry for Ubuntu– http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/Ubu
ntu
Some Great Things About It• Free and includes great
free software– Gparted, Gimp…
• Fast and easy to use– http://www.ubuntu.com/u
buntu/features
• Secure and compatible with many Windows programs– http://www.winehq.org/
Different Desktop Environments• Unity
– Mac-looking– Cool search features
• Gnome– Live Tiles– No Sidebar!
• LXDE – Super Lightweight
• And many more…– http://askubuntu.com/questions/65083/what
-different-desktop-environments-and-shells-are-available
Virtualizing• No time for dual-booting?– Virtualize!
• Virtualbox– Look for it on the Ubuntu
Software Center or get it from their site
– https://www.virtualbox.org/