Installing Linux Ubuntu 7.10

David Vincent dvincent at sleepdeprived.ca
Mon Feb 11 15:08:54 UTC 2008


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Paul Irvin wrote:
> I am trying to install Linux Ubuntu 7.10 on my Pentium III, 900mhz,
> 512mb, personal computer.  I have downloaded the file, verified it with
> MD5 Sum and burned it to a blank cd..  I have set my bios to boot to CD
> but when I re-boot, the Ubuntu install does not launch.  I have also
> tried Madriva with the same result. I would like to install this on my
> home machine to supplement a course I am taking in Linux.  Thank you.

sounds like you may have burned the iso file to the cd, not burned a cd
from the iso file.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

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