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[ac]

Billie Walsh wrote:
> Is there a CD that can be downloaded and burned that will JUST install, 
> not load then install?

Yes this is the so called 'alternate' iso.
It will boot into an install menu, and is not a live CD. It runs as an 
installer in text mode not GUI.

see
http://www.kubuntu.org/download.php
and as a specific (UK) example
http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/feisty/
kubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso

> I set my laptop up to dual boot

If your laptop is already running as dual boot, then what are you 
using - as OS's and also which boot manager?
(windows and linspire?)

> and wanted to install Kubuntu on the 
> system. When I tried it tried to load like a "Live CD" then install. The 
> laptop is a little bit short of memory for that technique. I did get 
> Linspire installed because it JUST installed instead of trying to load 
> into memory first.
> 
> So far it seems to be working fine. Got a ways to go before I get it all 
> setup, but.........  I would much rather have Kubuntu.


How do you intend to proceed? Will you delete the linspire and replace 
it with kubuntu?

For example if you deleted the linspire partiton/s (probably including 
swap) to leave yourself with a large  unused space, you might find 
this an easy install option which will be recognised by the installer.

good luck
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ac