Ok, so you rebuild your own engine in your car, re-shingled the roof all by yourself and even at one point performed brain surgery. So now you want to step it up and try to install and use Linux. Well, Im obviously exaggerating a bit there, but most people see Linux as a challenge and reserved for only those of us that are the geeks of geeks. Thanks to the Ubuntu distribution of Linux we now can all enjoy Linux and not throw our laptops out the window in complete frustration. Ubuntu was released to be more user friendly then any previous Linux distributions before. Some of the most common distros at this time are 6.06 Dapper Drake, 6.10 Edgy Eft, and the new 7.10 Fiesty Fox.
I was skeptical when I first installed it and actually had to do it a few times before I got it right. Its best to read how to do it thoroughly first. The CD they give you is a live CD, so it runs the OS without actually being installed. I finally did do it awhile ago and even installed Beryl Emerald and I love it. I tried installing all 3 distributions mentioned above and have to most luck with the Edgy Eft version being compatible. Here is a video on the install http://www.metacafe.com/watch/334327/easy_linux_install_ubuntu_6_10/
The Ubuntu CD's are free and can be ordered from http://www.ubuntu.com/
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