Movin on up to the Linux side

[twista]

So ive been thinking about switching out of Vista and into Linux.

Im scared. Mainly for the drivers. Ive had computers where i switched OS before and couldent get sound or other drivers needed and basically trashed the pc(cause it was old as well). But this laptop is fairly new and i dont wanna mess it up fo life. Its a dell inspiron 1440. If i eff up, is there anyway to just undo it all/ and i need any other tips pl0x

[mohaas05]

It's not too bad. Linux is much more friendly today than when I first used it.

Most Linux distributions have great driver support, in fact, sometimes even better than windows. Usually they support everything out of the box, so you don't have to mess with driver installations.

Since you're new, I would recommend you go with Ubuntu. It's a very user-friendly system and perfect for getting your feet wet in. It also makes it easy to dual-boot with windows.

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+2 For being nice :)

[twista]

So im not sure how to get from Vista to Ubuntu. I have DL'ed Ubuntu to a disc, and tried to boot from that, but it just started vista instead(and then the startup time reminded me why i want Linux so bad). So...whyd this happen? Im a n00b when it comes to anything outside of windows(another reason i want Linux)

[mohaas05]

So im not sure how to get from Vista to Ubuntu. I have DL'ed Ubuntu to a disc, and tried to boot from that, but it just started vista instead(and then the startup time reminded me why i want Linux so bad). So...whyd this happen? Im a n00b when it comes to anything outside of windows(another reason i want Linux)

Maybe this will set you in the right direction:

How to dual-boot Vista with Linux (Vista installed first) -- the step-by-step guide with screenshots

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[twista]

I followed the guide and everytime i hit boot from cd it just starts up vista :[

[mohaas05]

Boot from CD? As in boot from the Ubuntu CD?

[twista]

Yeah. site says DL Ubuntu onto a cd and use it to boot. didnt work

[Armani]

umm have you ever used ubunto, its not easy to figure out unless u had a lot of practice.

like you dnt just run software installs like windows, its quite hard if u dont know what your doing.

[mohaas05]

Out of curiosity? How did you burn the disc? You didn't burn the .iso file directly onto the disc did you?

[twista]

I figured it out.
Used InfaRecorder.

@ Armani Nah i think ive got this down

And <3 thanks mohaas05 for the guide. Epic help