i know …its very late….but i m very new user to linux…...i m still using windows..but i want to use linux..because i know it is bettter than any other os…ofcourse it is open source…..i just want ur help…how can i move ..windows to any other linux…and what linux will be good for me in starting…i hav ubuntu..is it ok….and how i can install it…...does internet connection required??plese help me
thanx..
You can try running your Ubuntu disc live before installing anything. Just make sure that your Bios boots from a CD first and then see if everything works before installing. You don’t need an internet connection but it helps if you want to keep your system up to date. If you do decide the install a Linux version then let it install as a duel boot where you can use both Linux and Windows. Ubuntu will make its own partition on your hard drive or if you have a second drive that it can use completely that will be even better. Ubuntu, Mint or Suse are great for new users.
Ubuntu is one of most stable distro and keeps going unless you srew up with some of its vulnerable files.
Only thing I does not like is that Ubuntu comes without many audio and video codecs we commonly use. for example, mp3, wav, aac, etc. also, avi, mov and some of mpegs.
This is because they are promoting the open source audio/video formats like ogg, oga, etc.
Anyway some linuxes like sabayon does not have these problems.
But installing new programs is awfully easy in ubuntu. It is too simple if you have an internet connection. You can download and install all in a single step from its Add/remove Utility(apt)
This option can be seen under the application menu.
You just search the program you want in the search box, mark the ones to install, then click Apply to make the changes. This is very simple procedure.
The plugins for mp3, aac, etc can be obtained by just searching mp3 and some “gstreamer” kind of stuff will appear. you can install It.
Also, VLC player is available and installing it is recommended.
If you install wine, you can run most of( not all) windows programs too
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