[Wylug-help] Installing Linux + backing up data from windows

[Craig Hopkins]

Felix Ulrich-Oltean wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have a friend who wants to install Ubuntu on a machine currently 
> running Windows.  He needs to back up a few Gig of data onto DVDs.  
> Can anyone recommend any suitable free (beer) software for doing 
> this?  The dvd should then be readable as a normal dvd-rom i.e. 
> without needing any special software to restore it.
If he's running Windows XP, it comes with its own cd-recording software, 
which can be turned on by going into the properties of the drive and 
enabling cd recording

Craig