trying to install ubuntu

[Jerome Gotangco]

Hi Mark, 

Just a quick question, did you download the CD from Ubuntu or did you
request for one that arrived in the mail? If you did request for one,
did you try the Live CD included? Ubuntu will definitely run in your
machine although not in the usual fashion (check the wiki entry
running ubuntu on low spec machines). Running the Live CD is a good
way to start learning Linux instead of installing it on a machine.

If you downloaded the CD (as an iso file), it could be caused by bad
media or bad burn; or wrong checksum of the downloaded file.

You might want to check out the forums as well: http://www.ubuntuforums.org

Or just ask away in this list!

Jerome


On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:28:03 +1100, Mark Stanton
<markstanton at ozonline.com.au> wrote:
>  
> Hi Guys, 
>   
> I'm a total linux newbie. My son was just given an old P2 box running win
> 98. I have been trying to install Ubuntu as the only OS from cd and the
> installation constantly hangs at various pionts, the best I've managed is
> 65%. 
>   
> Any help would be great. 
>   
> Mark 
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> 
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Cheers!

Jerome Gotangco


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