Yay! I'm a Linux Nerd Now! (sorta...)

So after almost giving up b/c I don't know shit about programing (besides using fdisk when reinstalling Win98) and getting pissed b/c I couldn't find a detailed enough manual that covered everything starting with partitioning, I finally found one and got Ubuntu installed!

I wasn't wanting to start off w/ Ubuntu b/c it seemed like a lot of people didn't recommend it to people new to Linux, but it was the only one that my comp could run (old 500MHz AMD). I was wanting to try PClinuxOS but my cpu couldn't support the kernel or something, or Linux Mint but the only place I can find to get it is through torrents but my uni blocks p2p.

The manual that came with it actually ended up being sufficiently detailed and was just what I had been trying to find all along.

I now have Ubuntu dual booting with Win98. I'm going to be changing it to just Ubuntu soon, I was just wanting to see how it was with dual boot. Will Ubuntu run faster when it's the only OS? It seems pretty slow now.

[Jaguarstrike]

Ubuntu is actually the best way to start with linux.

You can move up to debian once youre comfortable, its what ubuntu was based on and is much more powerful.

[davidc538]

Originally Posted by emag

my uni blocks p2p.

install bittorrent and change the port it uses to something different

[Prometheum]

500MHz won't be too fast with anything. Also, the default ubuntu GUI is a bit bloated. You might want to try Fluxbuntu, which is Ubuntu with the Fluxbox desktop manager.

i may suggest jumping in w/ Debian, its light and should run faster. it might take a little getting used to, but you will learn much more.

[RDProgrammer]

If you want to stay with Ubuntu go to System>Preferences>Sessions and uncheck anything you don't use. These are items that are running in the background and you may not need.

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