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Old 05-26-2009, 11:09 AM   #33
Greg Anos
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Originally Posted by GeoffC View Post
I'm half-looking, wanting to restrict the software to Ubuntu - but all but the basic models have Vista/XP - restricts the choices somewhat.....
GeoffC - No problem! I did it, and if a complete Linux klutz like me can do it, you can. Here is all it takes...

Download your ISO of Ubuntu. Download a program called Unetbootin - it comes in Windows and Linux flavors. Run Unetbootin. It'll ask you for your ISO, and then converts it to a Flash Card boot version. Slap the flash card into the netbook, and execute it like any other distro load.

Now I got fussy. I wanted to keep the Windows drive intact. So I bought a cheap (US $35) 80 GB, 2.5 hard drive from Newegg, and loaded Ubuntu 9.04 to a virgin drive. Worked perfectly. No problem even with the internet.

Now I still had problems making certain packages work, but that's my personal Linux ignorance, not anything wrong with the load.

That's all it takes.....(And Unetbootin will work with any ISO)
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