An easy way to go may be Wubi. No need to burn anything, just download & run an .exe file. No partitioning or bootloader configuration necessary.
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/windows-installer On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 7:03 AM, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > Most distros are installed by getting an ISO which you can then burn > to CD or DVD or even usb pendrive. I use Unetbootin to make a bootable > pendrive from the ISO and it works well. It has both Linux and Windows > versions. Unetbootin will either take care of downloading the > distribution ISO or work from a previously downloaded ISO. > > Most Linux distros use a Live or bootable CD where the OS can be run > from CD or DVD for testing purposes and then you can install it if you > like it. Because it is run from the CD the performance isn't great and > you cannot install anything, but it gives you a sense of the OS. > > http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ > > Ubuntu has a good how-to on burning ISOs. It will work for any > distribution. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto > > You can download ISOs for most distributions from > http://distrowatch.com/ Just save them to your hard drive and open > them in your burning programme. Do not copy the ISO file to the CD. It > must be *opened*. An ISO is a compressed file and you need the > contents of the ISO on the CD. > > Ubuntu and its derivatives have something called WUBI that allows you > to install Ubuntu inside Windows. It kicks in when you insert the CD > in Windows instead of booting from it. You can also download a WUBI > exe file and work from there. > http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/windows-installer > > Try lots of distributions to get a good fit for you. Almost all are > free to use and install and can be very different from each other. > > Roy > > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit > Location: Canada > > > > > > > > On 02/28/2011 07:16 PM, ak wrote: > >> > >> how do you download linux on a windows computer and know what > >> programming programs it has? > >> > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > -- Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
