[YLUG] Installing Linux

[chl501 at york.ac.uk]

Hi,

Maybe you can try the following two packages to install either Debian or 
Ubuntu on your hard disk:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/install.exe/Prototype

http://goodbye-microsoft.com/

These two package help users install Gnu/ Linux directly from Windows. 

Hope it helps,

have fun; )

On Feb 6 2007, Mike Denton wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I missed the install day in November, but being a CS student has meant i 
>have learnt the values of Linux and now i want to install it (dual-boot 
>with XP) onto my laptop. My main concern is losing all of my 
>applications installed onto my HD (which is currently already 
>partitioned), since i imagine i will need to repartition and possibly 
>format some, if not all, of the HD. I do however have an External HD i 
>can send files to should i need to.
>
>Basically, would anybody be willing to give me a hand in person or send 
>me some decent instructions (over email or a link to a good site etc.) 
>on installing Linux and the dual-boot system, with hopefully minimal 
>loss of data?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike Denton
>
>
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