RE: [digitalradio] Re: Computer OS

[Barry Hiddema]

You can use Ubuntu from the install CD.  It will let you run that way for
testing.  There is no time limit for testing and most of the supplied apps,
drivers, and networking work fime from the CD.  I don't' know if you can use
a Thumbdrive to boot Ubuntu from on your laptop (some don't) so just load
the ISO image to your thumbdrive and try it.

Barry
W5BLH

-Original Message-
From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Kurt
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 7:21 AM
To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Computer OS

Hi Simon and thanks to all for the replys from everyone else.

Simon I already have 3 other computers running XP(and my main ham 
computer is using HRD a Great Program), and hear all the good things 
about Linux/Ubuntu, so I thought I would try a different one on my 
laptop.

As far as XP license key, I still have the recovery disk for the 
laptop. 

Now as anyone installed Ubuntu or Linux on a flash drive, and used 
it that way on another system. I have a 1gig flash drive and thought 
if I could install it there, I could pop it in/out when I wanted to 
and still leave XP on the machine. Is it possible?

73
Kurt

--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Simon Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Why change? Myself I would add some more RAM if possible and just 
use it 
> as-is. The only other OS I would use is Windows 2000. Linux is 
another 
> option, you may not find all the software you need though. For 
Linux I find 
> Ubuntu very idiot-proof.
> 
> Before you install something make a note of the XP licence key, 
there are 
> free utilities for this.
> 
> Simon Brown, HB9DRV
> 
> --
> From: "Kurt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> > I am looking for another OS to used on a older laptop.
> > Laptop is 1ghz,256mgs ram, and a 40gig hd,dvd/cd reader. Right 
now it
> > has XP(came with it)on, and thought I would try something else.
>





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Re: [digitalradio] Re: Computer OS

[Darrel Smith]

Kurt,

Puppy Linux is very easy to install on a flash drive. Just burn a CD,  
pop it into the computer, reboot from the CD, then go to install in  
the menu. I have done that several times. As for Ubuntu, I don't know  
if it will fit on a 1 gig disk but here are the instructions. There is  
no need to get rid of XP on and computer you install Linux on. If you  
install it without using the whole hard drive, you will be asked which  
system you would like to use when you boot up.


Darrel, VE7CUS

On 1-Apr-08, at 5:21 AM, Kurt wrote:


Now as anyone installed Ubuntu or Linux on a flash drive, and used
it that way on another system. I have a 1gig flash drive and thought
if I could install it there, I could pop it in/out when I wanted to
and still leave XP on the machine. Is it possible?

73
Kurt

Re: [digitalradio] Re: Computer OS

[Simon Brown]

From: "Kurt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> As far as XP license key, I still have the recovery disk for the
> laptop.
>

Do yourself a favour:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

Save the licence keys on paper, then you have them in case to decide that XP 
is the best thing out there :-)

Sorry I can't help with Linux apps - tend you use Windows myself.

Simon