[ubuntu-in] New to uBuntu

[Ravi Kumar]

Ok Here is some thing you would like to know.
Although their are many linux flavors, but all are built with same concept,
just gabbing the packages, testing and bugfixing it, tuning and configuring
the sytem, pack and distribute. So, on everylinux you will be getting same
packages apart from some addons, which is system specific. Like Ubuntu uses
debians apt-get and synaptics with its own hardware database tweaked.
Redhat/Fedora uses Yum, suse got YaST etc...

now user friendly wise Ubuntu is ranked #1. Ubuntu is served in Enterprise
as well as Desktop too. If you want high performance, then you will have to
oil you own vehicle, go to Gentoo, which will take a long time compiling, i
m sorry, it is some days to compile the complete system, and you will evolve
from simple user to a Geek in some time, CUZ Gentoo needs a lot knowledge
before making a error freee compiled system. You will notice a little more
performance. But you can aslo do that on Ubuntu, with sources and
customizing the Kernel (that wat I do).
So, just try Ubuntu and if it doesnt fit in your personal taste and likes,
forget Linux. But keep in MInd, You started Windows knowing nothing,. so I
have seen people who have started with Linux when sits on Windows, yells
what a shit i m on.

This is true friend. You may not get some features on Linux that you are
finding on Windows, but you may wait or look for some alternatives (world is
full of Linux Geeks, find them on IRC)

As for installing Ubuntu on a partition with Windows (the dual Boot system),
its easy and perfect. You wont loose any data,  if you dont do your own
mistakes performing installation.
During installation, in selcting partition type, select manual
configuration, do the things there and go to install in that parition.
Install Grub in MBR(master boot record) and thats all.

On Ubuntu, under "computer"(nautilus), you will find your windows and other
partitions (FATs) where you can write and read the data. So, here in any
time you want to swap data, you can do so.

for paritioning disk, Linux has gParted/Gnome Disk Partition tool, which
will resize and do anything  you want. But for safety, you can do partition
on windows with whatever tools you prefer(if you have any, ie Acronis). Make
a partition for '/' and one 'swap'. thats all. Also, if you are  going to
try more distros and dont want to loose your works in /home then you can
have a parition /home which wont be deleted or cleared each time you install
new distro in '/'.
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