Ubuntu Linux

Yonathan M. Vivas

What is Linux?

• Linux is an Operating System just like Windows and Mac

• Linux was originally developed by Linus Torvalds

• There are many variants of Linux

• Ubuntu is one of the most user friendly versions of Linux

How can you get it?

• Get the ISO– http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu

• You have several options– Try it without making any changes– Install it as a Windows program

• This has lower disk efficiency– Install it all the way!

• Dual or multi-boot

How to prepare your PC for it?

• Partition your disk– Defragment it first

• You can use Windows’ free partition tool – Control Panel\Administrative Tools\

Computer Management\Disk Management– Right click your main HD and “shrink

volume”

• Get EasyBCD– http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/– Back up your BCD

How to install it?

• For a quick install: Follow the tutorial on Ubuntu’s site– http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/ins

tall-desktop-latest• For advanced install:

– http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-12-04-LTS-266201.shtml

– Follow the “something else” instructions

• In both cases:– Make sure you install Ubuntu’s Boot loader

(GRUB) in the same partition where you install Ubuntu (this will make it a lot easier to uninstall if you need to)

• Go Back to EasyBCD in Windows and Add and Entry for Ubuntu– http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/Ubu

ntu

Some Great Things About It• Free and includes great

free software– Gparted, Gimp…

• Fast and easy to use– http://www.ubuntu.com/u

buntu/features

• Secure and compatible with many Windows programs– http://www.winehq.org/

Different Desktop Environments• Unity

– Mac-looking– Cool search features

• Gnome– Live Tiles– No Sidebar!

• LXDE – Super Lightweight

• And many more…– http://askubuntu.com/questions/65083/what

-different-desktop-environments-and-shells-are-available

Virtualizing• No time for dual-booting?– Virtualize!

• Virtualbox– Look for it on the Ubuntu

Software Center or get it from their site

– https://www.virtualbox.org/