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Dual boot linux and xp, and some other questions

  • 30-06-2009 12:12pm
    #1
    bSlick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 248 ✭✭


    Ive never used linux before but want to give it a go. I'm also going to reinstall windows xp from scratch. So what is the procedure when you want to install both these operating systems? Are there any good guides out there on how to do it?

    As I know nothing about linux I downloaded the ubuntu desktop version? Whats the general consensus on this version of linux, what makes it diff.rent to other versions? Also I'm going to be using linux for developing web sites locally, so would I be better of getting the server version of ubuntu?

    Thanks,


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  • #2
    Tillotson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 218 ✭✭Tillotson


    Install XP first - some trickery involved if you go the other way around.

    Reboot with ubuntu cd in and reboot, installer should guide you through partitioning etc. Not hard, you should be done in 20-30min.

    Go for desktop edition, the server edition doesn't come with a GUI by default. Ubuntu's a fork of debian with up-to-date software. It's easy to use and has the largest community. Answers to problems can be found easily by googling and on forums. It'd be the first I'd recommend.

    What do you need for web development?
    Apache, mysql, php etc can all be downloaded and installed automatically in one command or a couple of clicks.


  • #3
    turgon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭turgon


    bSlick wrote: »
    Also I'm going to be using linux for developing web sites locally, so would I be better of getting the server version of ubuntu?

    No, id say not. Ive the desktop version installed. I added Apache, PHP and MySql - it was a breeze. From the "How to Geek" site, just input these commands in the terminal, leaving out the italics part obviously.

    sudo apt-get install apache2 //install Apache web serve 2
    sudo apt-get install php5 //install Php5
    sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 //Install the apache php module

    sudo apt-get install mysql-server //install mysql database
    sudo apt-get install php5-mysql //install the mysql php module
    mysqladmin create <databasename> //create a database

    Also when I tried to run PHP through the terminal I got an error saying that a file "gd.so" was missing. At a guess I:

    sudo apt-get install php5-gd

    and that fixed it by installing the GD image library,

    sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart //restart the apache server for changes to come into effect


    Initially the server is at '/var/www/' however if you edit the Apache config at '/etc/apache2/sitesavailable/default' you can set it to somewhere else by changing the 2 instances of '/var/www'


  • #4
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    If you want long-term security updates, go the for server version as you can easily install a graphical desktop after that. The last long-term support version was 8.04. But if long-term security and bug fixes aren't important to you (though they should be!), you might as well go for 9.04 desktop/server.


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