I need help with ubuntu

I know I've been asking questions a lot on here,and I'm sorry if I'm annoying people ,but once again, I need help.

You see, I'm having trouble getting the ubuntu ISO image to a disk, and I was wondering what I did wrong. The software I'm currently using is infarecorder, and I can't figure out why It won't write to the disk when I use it.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Bu...1be66c6553babf
is the link I used to help me, but I did the told steps, and It wouldn't work.

I wanted to install Linux on some of my old compaqs, one for personal/family use, and one to give to my niece.

I looked at the program and for some reason it says "unsupported media" could that mean something?

Can anyone help, because what I'm wanting to do with ubuntu is very important to me?

when you say it won't work, what exactly do you mean?

does the burning fail?
if so, make sure it's a blank CD and not scratched
use a different blank CD to be sure

make sure the ISO downloaded properly
(file size should be just under 700mb)

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Originally Posted by Ynot

when you say it won't work, what exactly do you mean?

does the burning fail?
if so, make sure it's a blank CD and not scratched
use a different blank CD to be sure

make sure the ISO downloaded properly
(file size should be just under 700mb)

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It just won't burn to the disk... I can't get it to do that for nothing...

and the iso is fine

well, as I said
check the file size of the ISO, make sure it's correct and the download didn't cut out half way through

and use a different CD
it's possible the CD you're trying to use is either not blank, or is scratched

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Originally Posted by Ynot

well, as I said
check the file size of the ISO, make sure it's correct and the download didn't cut out half way through

and use a different CD
it's possible the CD you're trying to use is either not blank, or is scratched

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I'll try... wait I think I figured it out... I report back if what I did will work

I got it working!!!!

What were you doing wrong?

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Originally Posted by Replicon

What were you doing wrong?

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I was burning it the wrong way... yet it said nothing about it in the tutorial

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Originally Posted by tekmo

I'll try... wait I think I figured it out... I report back if what I did will work

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Good luck--sounds like it's the actual CD you're using. Either you clicked through the 'burn to DVD media' dialogue while using a CD, not a DVD, or the disk you're trying to burn to is not blank.

I spent all day wednesday trying to get ubuntu on my OS-less laptop with no luck. It'll start installation, but reads the system files as corrupt, despite the disks (I've burned 3-4) running fine on my PC. I'm thinking the laptop's DVD drive is the problem--it's totally random when it will rev up and actually read a disk at start-up, so that I often have to restart several times and/or stall by going in and out of BIOS settings to get the machine to boot from that drive. I'm thinking it's not reading consistently during installation either.

Doesn't Ubuntu have a built in Mount to Blank CD function? I'm fairly sure that I've used it before. Why were you using a 3rd party recorder?

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Originally Posted by ninja9578

Doesn't Ubuntu have a built in Mount to Blank CD function? I'm fairly sure that I've used it before. Why were you using a 3rd party recorder?

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I was using it because I had no other way (or didn't know any other way) to burn the iso to a disk.

Right click on ISO
click on Write to Disc :P lol

Okay I got it up and running, but I'm not sure on how to install stuff, any suggestions

Go to System > Administrator > Synopsis Package Manager.

Find the package that you want to install. Click apply, it automatically downloads all associated files, and adds itself to the list of programs to be automatically updated. This is probably the best package installer out there, better than OSX and far easier than Windows.

Graphical
system -> admin -> synaptic
find what you want to install
right click -> mark for installation
Apply

terminal
sudo apt-get install whatever

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Originally Posted by ninja9578

This is probably the best package installer out there, better than OSX and far easier than Windows.

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Oh Ey
fell in love with Apt in 2000
never looked back

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Originally Posted by Ynot

Graphical
system -> admin -> synaptic
find what you want to install
right click -> mark for installation
Apply

terminal
sudo apt-get install whatever

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I've tried the terminal and I'm stuck at the password part, but when I look at the package manager, I can't find what I'm looking for. Do I need to be connected to the internet for certain things to work

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Originally Posted by tekmo

I've tried the terminal and I'm stuck at the password part, but when I look at the package manager, I can't find what I'm looking for. Do I need to be connected to the internet for certain things to work

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password is what you type to login - your user password

yes, generally you need to be connected to the net
(there is some stuff on the CD, but not a lot - most of the packages are in the repositories online)

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Originally Posted by Ynot

password is what you type to login - your user password

yes, generally you need to be connected to the net
(there is some stuff on the CD, but not a lot - most of the packages are in the repositories online)

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Well, I can't figure out how to connect to my dads router, am I SOL?

wired or wireless?

Open the Network Preferences, find the router and connect to it. Ubuntu doesn't do wireless by default for some reason.

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Originally Posted by ninja9578

Open the Network Preferences

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system -> admin -> network
just for the record

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Originally Posted by Ynot

system -> admin -> network
just for the record

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Okay, but where do I go to find it?