ubuntu on windows xp, help required

[Donny George]

i downloaded the ubuntu desktop 7.10 from

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

but wen i do the ubuntu hash check its not the same. will this be a trouble
in proceeding with the ubuntu installation. or shud i get some other iso
image

don


On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Donny George <donny008 at gmail.com> wrote:

> hello
>
> Thankyou , thankyou so much for the info. i will now definitely get the
> ubuntu  7 series.  that fact is that i am gettnig ubuntu installed to work
> with gumstix. will 7.1 be good enough. i seriously dont have a clue about
> this.
>
> i also have another silly doubt, can i install the ubuntu on an external
> hard disk, as theres not much free space on my windows disks. theres a C
> disk and in the gnome partition editor it was shown with an yellow asterix
> and as fat 32. my D disk has only 7 gb of free space. in this situation
> would i use an external hard disk with usb 2.0 ?
>
> thnx in advance
> donny
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 3:13 PM, steve <sfreilly at roadrunner.com> wrote:
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> > Donny George wrote:
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> >
> >
> > | Hello
> > |
> > | myself donny a student, am trying to install ubuntu 6.06 as dual os
> > | along with windows xp. and after getting the iso image and burning i
> > | started with the process of installing ubuntu.
> >
> > hi,
> >
> > first question, why did you download and install 6.06, when the latest
> > version released is 7.1?
> >
> >
> >
> > ~ it went on well and
> > | reached the ubuntu desktop and it read that nautilus has quit
> > | unexpectedly and so whther i need to inform or start once again. i
> > | followed and link where it said i could type "apt-get dist-upgrade"
> > but
> > | it said i had no permission and asked me if i am root. i am not very
> > | familiar with linux os or the commands. but still could i type in
> > | something like "su" if so wat would be the password
> >
> > cant use su on ubuntu.  use sudo then the command you want after it like
> > " sudo apt-get install" or sudo -s for a root prompt.  the root password
> > is what you typed in for root password when you installed ubuntu.  thats
> > why it says when it asks you for the password during installation "make
> > sure you remember this password"
> > |
> > | or else have can i ensure a smooth installation of ubuntu without
> > | affecting my windows. would be there any tutorials where i can get by
> > | step guidance.
> >
> >
> > |
> > | kindly help
> > |
> > | thnx for any info
> > |
> > | --
> > | Donny George
> > |
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> >
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Donny George
Lugostraße 14,
Freiburg 79100,
Germany.
Mob : 0049-1727049650
Tel : 0049-7618706993
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