How to install Linux on a windows partition (the easy way)

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Author: BlackRaven
Posted on 08/02/2004
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Hehe, just thought I'd make a little tutorial about this. :)

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here are a lot of benefits of running Linux instead of Windows. Higher security, higher customization, and of course it's totally free. This tutorial will guide you through the installation and configuration of the Linux-distribution TopologiLinux. I chose this distribution because it can be run on a partition with windows installed, and it comes with a lot of bundled software.

The first thing you should do is to download the installation and burn it to a pair of cd-roms.

<a href=http://www.topologilinux.com/index.php?menu=3>Link to the downloads page</a>

You can either choose version 4.0.0 or the LITE version. (I recommend version 4.0.0).

When you've downloaded the iso-image files, burn them to cd-roms. This can be done with most modern cd-burning softwares.

If you haven't got a modern cd-burning software, download Nero: <a href=http://www.nero.com/en/index.html>http://www.nero.com/en/index.html</a>

From there on, use this installation guide:
<a href=http://www.topologilinux.com/index.php?menu=5>Link</a>

Note that you should either use Kde or Gnome as windowmanager if you are an inexperienced user. (I recommend Kde).

When the system is fully configured, login as "root". Because of security reasons, you should only use the root-account when you are configuring the system, or installing software. You should also add a password to it.

Do this by using this command in the console:
passwd root

Now create a new user. Let's say your name is Bob. :)

useradd bob
passwd bob

Congratulations, you've created a new account. ;)

Now use the "logout" command and login as "bob". Then use the "xstart" command to start up the graphical interface.

Some basic shell commands:

cd foldername = Opens the folder "foldername".
cd .. = Goes down one step in the folder tree.
ls = See the content of the current folder.
startx = Start the graphical interface.
logout = Return to the login-screen.
shutdown = Shuts down the computer.

That's all folks!

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