If I install ubuntu will I still be able to use XP?

Question

and whats so great about it any way?

"BEST OS EVER" -some youtube user

Answer 1

Ubuntu does allow you to run it from inside your current Windows OS. The link for the Windows installer is in the sources section.



Minimum system requirements:

# 1 GHz x86 processor

# 1 Gb of system memory (RAM)

# 15 GB of hard-drive space (although this can be split onto 2 drives, a 5Gb / and a 10Gb /home fairly easily)

# Graphics card and monitor capable of 1024 by 768

# Either a Cd/Dvd-drive or a Usb socket (or both)

#Internet access is helpful



Ubuntu is great because it is free and less bloated than Windows. Also, it is less likely to get infected do to such a small market share (from a virus author's point of view it better to infect millions of Windows users than thousands of Linux users.)



What's not so great about it is that you will have to learn some new ways of doing things, though the learning curve has been drastically reduced from earlier versions. Also, if it is your main OS you will need a program like Wine to run Windows programs on it.



Bottom line is it's a little more work, but it can be just as stable and it's FREE.

Answer 2

Installing Ubuntu as a dual-boot with Windows using Wubi without partitioning

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/wubi



You keep Windows as it is, Wubi only adds an extra option to boot into Ubuntu. Wubi does not require you to modify the partitions of your PC, or to use a different bootloader, and does not install special drivers. It works just like any other application.



Wubi keeps most of the files in one folder, and if you do not like it, you can simply uninstall it as any other application.



Boot in to windows insert the Ubuntu 10.04 LiveCD and you will offered the option of installing inside windows which is where the Wubi installer comes in, you will be asked how many gigabytes you wish to allocate to Ubuntu (I recommend 8gb) then you set a password for your installation then click install and thats it.



Once Ubuntu is fully installed upon starting your PC you will be given a choice of which operating system you want to use Windows or Ubuntu



Ubuntu 10.04 Download

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download



Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) User Guide

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Lucid



Linux Mint 9 which is built upon Ubuntu 10.04 has a similar feature called mint4win and the directions given above for Wubi can be followed



Linux Mint 9 Download

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=52



Linux Mint 9 User Guide Download pdf.

http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_isadora.php



Ubuntu 10.04 and Linux Mint 9 can also be run straight from the LiveCD without touching your Hard drive



Also you can try out as many different Linux distros. as you like on LiveCD until you find the one thats right for you DISTROWATCH.COM gives full listings (second lists the major distributions)

http://distrowatch.com/



Major Linux Distributions

http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major





LUg.

Answer 3

No, not if you install it on your PC. But you can put it on a CD and simply choose the option of using it without installing. That way you can still have XP on your computer and use Ubuntu.

Answer 4

It depends on how you install it.



You can set up a dual-boot in which you have a choice when you start your computer to boot into Ubuntu or boot into XP.



Or you can just erase XP completely and install Ubuntu over it (doesn't sound like what you want).



More details here:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/wubi

Answer 5

Look into WUBI (Windows-based Ubuntu Installer)





....the noob way to install it

Answer 6

you have to partition the drive. for example. if you have a 500gb drive. make xp use 250gb and ubuntu would have 250gb.

Answer 7

NO both R entirely different ways.