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I fully understand that the majority of the software IT world is depended on Microsoft's Windows operating system, but Linux has been gaining a considerable market share lately. There are many amateurs, or shall I say n00bs, out there who are fervent to try out Linux, but become discouraged when they have problems in the setup phase. Once you get the .iso file burned to a CD/DVD, then the rest of the Linux installation is self-explanatory. I will be showing you where/how to download Linux, how to download it, and how to set your PC to boot from the CD.
First of all, you need to choose a distribution of Linux which you want to try. I, personally, have used SuSE, Mandrake, Fedora Core 3, and Kubuntu. There are plenty of distributions out there to choose from. Some prominent ones include:
SuSE Fedora Core 4 Red Hat Debian Gentoo Kubuntu/Ubuntu Mandrake Yellow Dog
After choosing which distribution (or distro) you would like to try, you need to download the actual .iso file. The following are all the links to the download sites for the different distributions I listed above:
If you are given the option, choose the X86/i386 ISO if you have a regular Pentium4/Athlon XP/Athlon. If you know that your CPU supports 64-bit, like a Pentium 4 Prescott or an Athlon 64, then download the X86_64 ISO.
Now that you know what to download and where to download it, let's discuss how you're going to burn the .iso to a CD. I highly recommend Nero 6.6.0.15 for burning the .iso or as a matter of fact for anything CD/DVD related.
While the .iso is downloading, you can go to http://www.nero.com to download Nero 6.6.0.15. Once you download the setup file, install Nero.
After the Linux ISO is finished downloading, open up Nero Burning ROM.
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Click on the tab named Recorder and choose Burn Image.
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Then, find the location where you downloaded the .iso and select it.
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Click Open once you have chosen the appropriate .iso file. Then, another menu shows up. Choose Burn.
After Nero is done burning the .iso image to the CD, restart your computer. When your PC first reboots, press Del (in most cases, sometimes F8) to access your computer's BIOS. In the BIOS, find where the boot priority settings are. (this varies depending on what motherboard model and BIOS model you have)
On default, Floppy or Hard Disk Drive will be set as the Primary Boot Device. Instead, make the Primary Boot Device your CD ROM drive. Then, press F10 and select Yes. F10 asks you if you want to save your settings and exit the BIOS.
Once you press F10 and choose Yes, your PC will restart. After that, it should boot into the Linux setup. Now, comes the easy part. Everything from here is self-explanatory so I won't be explaining any of that to you. :P However, if you require assistance, send a quick e-mail to Predator@cyberitforums.com or PM me.
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Last edited by Predator on Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:44 pm; edited 1 time in total
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