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Lucinth · **Posted:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:22 pm

Does anyone have one of those charts/threads for dumbasses that explains how to setup everything, pros/cons, etc.?

Meowth · **Posted:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:39 pm

Install Gentoo

Lucinth · **Posted:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:52 pm

The thing is, I don't know shit about anything.

Which is why I've been put off for so long.

Meowth · **Posted:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:01 pm

Ubuntu or Mint. Then you can decide if you want KDE, Xfce, Gnome, or keep Unity window manager (Ubuntu). You don't really need to configure anything.

rikkilake · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:38 am

Step 01: Install Ubuntu
Step 02: $sudo apt-get install gnome-shell;

and that's it
unless you're a nerd, then:
Step 03: $sudo apt-get install build-essentials;

Lucinth · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 12:19 pm

How about...

Partitions and dual booting?

rikkilake · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:42 pm

Lucinth wrote:

How about...

Partitions and dual booting?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

Lucinth · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 2:08 pm

Everything keeps saying I need a Windows install CD. Is it absolutely required for the process?

rikkilake · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 2:55 pm

Lucinth wrote:

Everything keeps saying I need a Windows install CD. Is it absolutely required for the process?

If you already have Windows installed on the computer you're going to dual boot on, then having the Windows CD would only be necessary in the event of you making a kerfuffle.

Lucinth · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:30 pm

What would you guys recommend for partition sizes?

Xeoni · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:51 pm

Whatever you think is good plus another 15 gigs.

Lucinth · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:55 pm

I did some looking around, ended up giving 100 to windows. Allows me to put games and junk on there (my old folder was approx 112 with stuff i never used)

Xeoni · **Posted:** Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:59 pm

I consider my 250gb hard drive pretty small and made a huge mistake only giving 40 or so of those gigs to my Windows partition. Best of luck with your sorting.

Lucinth · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:29 am

I gots me a 750.

I do plan to put another in eventually, but for now it should suffice.

rikkilake · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:28 am

So, does this mean that you've now officially joined the World of Terminalcraft?

Code:

greg@greptop:~$ uname -a
Linux greptop 3.2.0-26-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 14 17:49:24 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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