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I've been working with computers for decades but have zero experience with any form of Unix, Linux, or Ubuntu. I keep reading about it, so now I'm ready to see what I need to do to make a bootable Ubuntu CD.
I want to be very careful not to do anything with it to my hard drives. I had a bad experience with a recovery disc for Acronis True Image a couple of years ago that wiped out about 5 partitions, so I just want to make a bootable CD for now, being extremely careful not to do anything with my hard drives.
I've been using UBCD which works well, but it does take its sweet time booting up and it's probably good for everyone since it requires an XP SP1 or later install disc to create.
What do I need to do to get started with Ubuntu?
TIA
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Went there, did that, and am very happy with the results. I'd been using UBCD which I like, but it requires an XP SP1 install disc to create, and I believe Ubuntu is probably better supported. It's definitely easier to get started with.
I burned it to a CD which works fine, but it takes about 5 min. to boot up, so I think I'll try burning it to a DVD to see if maybe that's faster.
I went to download.com and typed in Ubuntu in the search window. At the top of the list was a PDF converter which I know I don't need. Next is a link to webcraller.com search, so I clicked on that and got a bewildering 9 pages of different places. So I clicked on one that takes me to http://www.ubuntu.com/download . The first thing I see there is a screen talking about replacing my OS. This is precisely what I do NOT want to do!
So would someone who's a little more articulate please provide something I can get started with including how to be absolutely certain that I don't mess up my hard drive, and where to go to download Ubuntu.
TIA
you don't have to install it, all you have to do is use it. Stop being so obnoxious and burn it to a disk, and use it and also I'm Very Articulate, so if you are f.... y.... Digger
I've never used anything like this before and I don't have a clue about Ubuntu. It may seem simple to you, but it's bewildering and frightening to me. As I mentioned in my OP, I had some version of Linux wipe out 5 partitions a couple of years ago, and I want to be very careful not to have that happen again. I hope that's understandable.
Now I've gone to http://www.ubuntu.com/download and downloaded what is described as the Ubuntu desktop. Is that what I was supposed to download? It's not obvious to a neophite whether it is or not. Anyway I burned the ISO to a CD, and when I put it in the drive, it wanted to run WUBI.EXE and do an install. You say I don't have to install it to use it. Then how do I do that. It's certainly not obvious.
I'm sure if I'd done this hundreds of times, it would seem as "obvious" to me as it does to you, but remember I'm a complete neophite and very weary of having another 5 partitions wiped out like I did once before.
unix and linux are the same ? maybe a good poll question of the week...Digger
and that is precisely where I downloaded my version of Umbutu, I put it on a dvd and use it whenever I want, without installing it to my computer, again I am articulate and so are the mods here.
I went to the site you linked and didn't go through 9 bewildering pages of different places, it asks you if you want to download Ubutu and takes you to the place to do that, I see I keep getting thumbs down but stickin' to my guns...Digger
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