Installing Ubuntu

[Goh Lip]

On Friday 05,November,2010 12:41 PM, Stephen wrote:
> I want to install Ubuntu so it boots from a floppy drive so Windows will
> boot unless the floppy is in the drive.
>
> When I have installed Ubuntu in the past it doesn't give me the option.
> Is there some way I can set that option before I start the install
>

Steven, this is probably OT [off topic] and does not answer your 
question at hand, but might be helpful for you to progress to ubuntu 
considering your uncertainties.

My suggestion for you....
Start with installating Lubuntu to a usb stick (4GB). Make sure you set 
the grub to itself (the usb stick - see my previous post on doing that 
and not to the hard disk).

You will then be able to boot to Windows without the usb attached and 
boot to Lubuntu when the stick is there. Be comfortable with Lubuntu 
before you decide to install Ubuntu to the hard drive.

notes:
o  Lubuntu uses same kernel/repositories as ubuntu, just uses a smaller 
gui called lxde instead of gnome or kde (or unity :) )
o  some applications are smaller and faster, eg no openoffice but 
abiword and gnumeric, slypheed instead of evolution, thunderbird or 
kmail, but all can be manually installed later.

Hope this is useful, but it's okay if you do not follow it.  :)

Regards - Goh Lip