Kubuntu for Windows users - alternate install

[Bill]

Hello,

Welcome to the club.  See my question of 23/08/06 - Kubuntu installation 
problems.  I have found that my problem is that the file 
/etc/apt/sources.list is completely commented out by the installer because 
it does not (according to the installer) verify.  I have tried to edit the 
file to uncomment the links to the repositories but, try as I may, I cannot 
change the permissions with chmod.  It has been suggested that I have to 
configure my modem differently for Linux.  It worked "out of the box" with 
XP and I want to keep it that way. Best of luck.

Bill.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ac" <"aec$news"@candt.waitrose.com>
To: <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Kubuntu for Windows users - alternate install


> Marcus wrote:
>> Are there instructions for a Windows user to install Kubuntu, using the
>> alternate CD, so that Kubuntu co-exists with Windows?
>
> One interpretation of what you say may suggest that you believe that
> the basic 'Desktop' CD will not do this?
> For the record, Desktop CD is a live CD which (Kubuntu) has an
> 'Install-me' icon on the screen when it is run. Clicking once on this
> icon will start the installer. I believe one of the choices for
> automatic installation is to resize the existing windows partition and
> co-exist.
>
>> The obvious hurdles are:
>> - Creating a partition, or resizing Windows to make room
>
> This can be done automatically if the Desktop CD is used (see above)
>
>> (which would
>> also require a reliable backup first).
>
> This is taken as accepted. If you do not have a reliable and tested
> backup (even for everyday use), then there are the every obvious and
> significant risks. Failures really do happen. I had two hard drives
> fail last year, in guarantee. If you do any changes, particularly with
> partitioning, there is a risk - not of small loss, but of major loss
> (like losing everything), even if the risk is small. For windows, also
> do a good scandisk and maybe defrag too, first.
>
>> - GRUB installed to /dev/hda. GRUB should be able to boot Windows, so
>> this should work okay in the current install, but I haven't tried it.
>> I don't suppose there are install scripts which help with this yet?
>
> That is the Desktop CD! (Version 6.06)
> Try using this first (if my above guess is correct)?
>
> I used the previous versions (5.10), I think the alternative CD
> retains similar methods and menus etc. Even though I was not a total
> newcomer to linux, I was unfamiliar with Ubuntu/Kubuntu, I had some
> difficulty finding my way unaided around the menus to do anything non
> standard.
>
> hth
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> ac
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