Did I make you curious about Ubuntu? Wanna try it and see for yourself how great it is? (jish, this sounds like a bad TV commercial 
) Here are some easy steps on how you can install Ubuntu next to your Windows (assuming you’re using the big w).
First of all, you’ll want to make some more partitions on your computer. I used Easeus partition master to do this. Simply download it from the net, install it and afterwards it’s pretty straightforward. You might also want to make a backup of your files (or even Windows) before starting the repartitioning. You can use this programme to do so.
You’ll need two new partitions for Ubuntu. One is where the actual system will go and the second is the so-called swap area, some space Ubuntu needs for installation. The swap area should only have about 500MG. The size of the actual partition is up to you, depending on how many programms you’ll want to install. At least 4 GB is recommendable though.
I guess you can also choose not to repartition and install Ubuntu on the same drive as Windows. When installing Ubuntu you’ll have 3 options: install it next to Windows, delete W. and install Ubuntu over or manually choose where to install Ubuntu. You should choose the last option if you created 2 new partitions. Also choose Ext4 journal and / for the actual partition when asked.
I have a netbook, so I installed the netbook edition of Ubuntu. For laptops and desktops, there’s another version of it. Guess it’s pretty similar to what I have. Anyway, Ubuntu is free and you can download it from their website. Choose this if you have a netbook and this if you use a laptop or a desktop. As I don’t have a CD/DVD drive, I installed Ubuntu from a USB stick (2GB is more than enough). I find it the easiest way to do it. You just need to get the Universal USB Installer. You’ll also find a link on Ubuntu’s install page, together with step-by-step instructions.
The coolest part is that you can test Ubuntu without actually installing it in your system. Just run it from your USB stick to get an idea on how it looks!
WARNING: I am not to blame for any deletion of important stuff from your computer during the repartitioning or the installing of Ubuntu! You do it on your own risk.
Tags: install, Linux, partitioning, repartitioning, ubuntu, windows
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