Re: [sheflug] Installing (k)ubuntu 6.06

[Alex Hudson <home [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2006-08-21 at 22:23 +0100, Chris J wrote:
> Question for those of you using (K)ubuntu. I'm looking at installing this
> (well specifically Kubuntu) on the other half's machine in the next day or
> two, but I've not found any decent documentation about the install process.

Ah, you need to look in the right places ;)

	https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GraphicalInstall

There is a text-mode installer too, but if you can't use the graphical
one, Ubuntu probably isn't for you. I believe Kubuntu uses the same
installer as Ubuntu.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UserDocumentation in general is a
great starting point for Ubuntu docs.

> 	1. Do I need to blat the partition table, or will the 
> 	   install take care of that?
> 
> 	2. What does it do about other disks in the system? 
> 	   i.e., does it ignore them or does it try to do something
> 	   with them?

I think basically you point it at the disk, and if you're ok with it
partitioning the disk, it'll do that. 

Working alongside XP is a key goal for Ubuntu so that should work fine,
and certainly the grub that installs will ensure that you can continue
to boot XP. I have heard of random problems on occasion, but they're not
really Ubuntu-specific.

Cheers,

Alex.


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