<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> It really depends how the machine is set up. If the Windows installation is on its own partition or disk, with the valuable data on another partition, you can use the Ubuntu installer to reformat the Windows volume and install there. Your other partitions/drives will be mounted when the installation is complete. If your data is mixed in with the Windows installation you will have to make backups because the Ubuntu installer will overwrite. As long as you are careful with setting up the partitions with Ubuntu you will be ok.<br> <br> The server version of Ubuntu does not install a graphical interface, although you can install one easily enough after installation, so you may wish to use the desktop version if the machine is just for local development.<br> <br> Regards,<br> Tom<br> <br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:james@btguk.org">james@btguk.org</a> wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:66cd01c805e5$01fce620$050da8c0@boots" type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; "> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <div><font face="Arial" size="4">So, I just pop the CD in and that is it?</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="4">What about the server, which has Windows server 2003 on it, I think?  What about the extra hard drives with hundreds of digital pictures? I know questions questions questions!!</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="4">James.</font></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="webbox.uk@gmail.com" href="mailto:webbox.uk@gmail.com">Kris Douglas</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="james@btguk.org" href="mailto:james@btguk.org">james@btguk.org</a> ; <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">British Ubuntu Talk</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 03, 2007 6:35 PM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ubuntu-uk] What do I need?</div> <div><br> </div> Hmm Windows... what a nasty word...anyway... Joomla is a nice piece of kit, its dead simple to install ubuntu, you just have to stick it in the drive and watch it load... Then just hit the install button on the desktop. The beauty of ubuntu is the fact that you hardly ever have to touch the command line, most of it is point and click :) <br> <br> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 03/10/2007, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:james@btguk.org">james@btguk.org</a></b> <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:james@btguk.org">james@btguk.org</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial" size="4"><font size="3">Well, in all honesty I know nothing about the operating system, having been stuck with Windows XP for so long, sorry if I swore then!!.</font> </font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial">So I have this base unit which I would love to put Ubuntu on. I am learning to build websites and use Joomla, which I love. I also have a Dell server, which is a Poweredge SC430. It isn't properly being used as a server, and would love to convert that and use it properly.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial">But as I said I know nothing about these systems, and at 57 (tomorrow) I am learning as fast as I can.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial">James.</font></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"><span class="q"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="webbox.uk@gmail.com" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:webbox.uk@gmail.com" target="_blank">Kris Douglas</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="james@btguk.org" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:james@btguk.org" target="_blank">james@btguk.org</a> </div> </span> <div><span class="e" id="q_11566eae88daaf8e_2"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 03, 2007 6:21 PM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: What do I need?</div> <div><br> </div> No worries :)<br> <br> And yeah, you're right. 12 is recommended. Sometimes people moan when there is someone uses a large font, i was just avoiding flaming. <br> <br> Do you need any extra information for getting an OS for your machine? <br> <br> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 03/10/2007, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:james@btguk.org" target="_blank">james@btguk.org</a></b> <<a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:james@btguk.org" target="_blank"> james@btguk.org</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial">Sorry, I am only using Arial 14, not bold at all. I though typing in capital letters was rude. I do have problems reading some of your postings because they are so small. The disability guideline suggest using Arial 12.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial">James</font></div> <div><span> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="webbox.uk@gmail.com" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:webbox.uk@gmail.com" target="_blank">Kris Douglas</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a moz-do-not-send="true" title="james@btguk.org" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:james@btguk.org" target="_blank">james@btguk.org</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 03, 2007 6:08 PM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: What do I need?</div> <div><br> </div> Ubuntu Desktop 7.0.4 should work fine. <a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://ubuntu.com" target="_blank">http://ubuntu.com</a> You shouldn't experience any issues as I have 9 of these in the office running this.<br> <br> Is there any reason your font is so bold? It's considered rude on mailing lists. <br> <br> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 03/10/2006, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:james@btguk.org" target="_blank">james@btguk.org</a></b> <<a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:james@btguk.org" target="_blank"> james@btguk.org</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial" size="4">I have a spare Dell Optiplex GX620 base. I think it is a pentium 4 and has 1gb of memory. It is connected via an 8 port KVM switch and I would like to know <font face="Arial" size="4">what I can get, on a CD or DVD that I can load stra</font><font face="Arial" size="4">ight onto it that will work without any or to many problems?</font> </font> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="4"><font face="Arial" size="4">James.</font></font></div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br> <br clear="all"> <br> -- <br> Kris Douglas<br>       Softdel Limited Hosting Services<br> <br>       Web: <a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.softdel.net" target="_blank">www.softdel.net</a><br>       Mail: <a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:kris@softdel.net" target="_blank">kris@softdel.net</a> </blockquote> </span></div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br> <br clear="all"> <br> -- <br> Kris Douglas<br>       Softdel Limited Hosting Services<br> <br>       Web: <a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.softdel.net" target="_blank">www.softdel.net</a><br>       Mail: <a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:kris@softdel.net" target="_blank">kris@softdel.net</a> </span></div> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br> <br clear="all"> <br> -- <br> Kris Douglas<br>       Softdel Limited Hosting Services<br> <br>       Web: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.softdel.net">www.softdel.net</a><br>       Mail: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:kris@softdel.net">kris@softdel.net</a> <p> </p> <hr> -- <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/">https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/</a><br> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>