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#Live desktop how to
#Live desktop install
#Live desktop windows

Cheap "write once" CDs in packs of 10 or more are usually best. For installing, using the alternate CD is a good idea, if installing using the standard CD does not work. For a live CD, avoid the "alternate CD" & the Server Edition because it has no desktop. There are some downloads, such as the Alternate Cd that cannot be used as !LiveCd/Usb.ĭownload Ubuntu. Once you have an Ubuntu Cd or Usb it should work as an installer and as a !LiveCD or LiveUsb. You need to create, borrow, buy or request an Ubuntu CD or Usb-stick.

#Live desktop windows

Reinstalling Windows is quite tricky, so it's best to leave your Windows partition in place unless you're absolutely sure you'll never use Windows again. As you get more comfortable with Ubuntu, you can just forget about your Windows partition. This allows Window & Ubuntu to work without relying on the other for anything, except the boot-loader.

#Live desktop how to

See the Wubi guide for more information about Wubi, particularly how to uninstall it cleanly.ĭual-booting can be daunting at first, but tends to work better once you've got it set up.

An experienced linux user or someone with considerable technical knowledge about Windows might find it better to try Wubi in some certain circumstances where dual-booting is infeasible or inadvisable. For example, it's not easy to completely uninstall Wubi.

#Live desktop install

If you want to use Linux on a computer permanently, dual-booting lets you install Window and Ubuntu (or which-ever distro) side-by-side on the same computer.īecause Wubi needs Windows and Ubuntu to co-operate, you have to deal with all the problems of both systems. If you want to use Ubuntu on a computer for a few weeks or months, Wubi lets you install Ubuntu inside Windows. If you want to carry a LiveCD around with you, a persistent image lets you customise your live session. LiveCDs are designed for people that want to use Ubuntu on a computer for a few hours. This is particularly good if you have a Usb stick or something to save your data and settings on (see ' persistent image') Safely using a computer which seems to have poor security or lacks privacy.

a familiar desktop environment on an unfamiliar machine.

using on a random computer where access is limited.

'showing off' Ubuntu to people on their own machine.

preparing a machine for installing Ubuntu, if you are shy of using default or automatic settings or if the hardware is too unique or awkward.

Resizing partitions to give Ubuntu more (or less) roomĪdding a new partition(s) to your hard-drive for other distros or for a new Windows Repair/replace/install grub perhaps after (re)installing Windowsįix Windows problems on a machine that doesn't have a dual-boot

repair or preparation for awkward installations.

give a 'demo' session on a machine before installing or upgrading.

This does go against many reasons for using a LiveCd session (rather than an installation) but it can be useful for multi-user machines, such as offices or in third world education projects. You can use a persistent image to keep data & settings safe after shut-down. Cd-drives & Dvd-drives are physically slower than hard drives. Although a LiveCD session is a good way to demo Ubuntu without making changes to a machine, a LiveCD will always be slower than a proper installation to the hard-drive. Ubuntu tries to make their LiveCD the easiest to use. It is rare to find a distro that has no LiveCd session at all. Most distributions (versions or "distros" of Linux) have this LiveCd functionality on their installer CD, a few have a separate Cd to download. However, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu and even unofficial Ubuntu-based distros as well as other versions all tend to have similar screens & menus. This guide has screen-shots of the 8.04 and 10.04 Desktop Edition of Ubuntu. A LiveCD usually finds your wired internet connection and Firefox should be able to surf the internet into here.

A "LiveCD" is more than that because it gives the option of running a normal desktop environment with all the normal programs and some extras. Windows users might be familiar with the term 'boot CD' or 'bootable CD' or 'Recovery/Restore Media'. Only some of the non-standard downloads (such as the "Alternate Cd") lack this functionality. Live mode is the default option when booting from CD. The standard Ubuntu Cd can be used as a LiveCd as well as an installer. Try Ubuntu without any changes to your machine! Windows or whatever you use normally is unaffected after trying this and then rebooting. A live CD can be used for a quick demo or test of Ubuntu.