[NBLUG/talk] Linux setup help

[Zack Gold]

If Ubuntu runs slow on your new laptop, it'll probably be caused by a
bottleneck in hard drive resources. Another suggestion might be to buy a
solid-state drive, since a virtual machine is going to be inconveniently
slow if your laptop is running off a hard drive disk.


On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Michael Tucker <mchltckr80 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Here's the link for VirtualBox:
>
>
> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html
>
> If you don't want to partition your hard drive and run Grub 2 w/ UEFI,
> install Vbox and virtualize your Ubuntu install.
> On Jun 19, 2013 10:25 AM, "Dan HODUL" <dhodul at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the swift reply.  I downloaded a Ubuntu live distro, but it
>> won't boot.  I don't like the idea of partitioning my C drive for a dual
>> boot, so I'm out the door to go see my technologically advanced young
>> friend in San Rafael to determine my options.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:37 -0700
>> From: mchltckr80 at gmail.com
>> To: talk at nblug.org
>> Subject: Re: [NBLUG/talk] Linux setup help
>>
>> Good morning Dan,
>>
>> As long as you don't want to dual boot, then I would recommend doing a
>> live boot w/ your installation disc first, then when you are ready to
>> install, make sure you have access to an Ethernet port on a router so you
>> can make all necessary updates. What is the specific hardware and future
>> Linux spec's at this time? Another option would be to install Oracle's VM
>> and just build your Linux machine after booting to Windows.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Michael
>> On Jun 19, 2013 9:55 AM, "Dan HODUL" <dhodul at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I bought a new laptop, a Lenovo with Windows 8, which I find very
>> frustrating to use.  I want to install a USB hard drive with Ubuntu, change
>> the boot sequence in Windows so it will boot Linux on startup, but I'm
>> worried about the winmodem.  I've been lurking on this site for years,
>> studied Unix and am familiar with the basic concepts of Linux and own an
>> Asus Linux netbook, but I'm wondering how much support I can count on for
>> this conversion and how easy it will be to get WiFi working....Thanks in
>> advance for your help.
>>
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Zack Gold
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