Ubuntu

There is a nice text editor called GEdit, I'm not sure what photofiltre is, but it sounds like Photoshop so I'll say that Linux has The Gimp for that.

Dual booting is where you can boot more than one operating system. You choose the operating system when you turn on your computer.

I would recommend parallel booting instead though because I think it's easier. That's where you boot towo or more operating systems at the same time. Switching back and forth between platforms is as simple as Ctrl + Alt + Tab instead of having to reboot.

Photoshop won't work on linux..?

the gimp is a very poor substitute.

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Originally Posted by Grod

the gimp is a very poor substitute.

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how so?

I don't think so, I doubt Adobe would waste their time on supporting Linux. He didn't say photoshop anyway, I'm sure the gimp is better than whatever photofiltre is.

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Originally Posted by Ynot

how so?

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How much have you used Ps? Or gimp?

GIMP will work fine. Ubuntu's a seperate OS right? So, if I parralel boot it, my network settings will stay the same, and everything else will too?

No, Ubuntu is a middle and top layer. Linux is the OS. Everything will be exactly the same in Windows, installing Ubuntu won't touch it other than changing the size of your hard drive partition.

Okay, I read an installing tut. So, when I choose to "Guided - resize the partition and use the freed space" does it automatically parallel boot it?

No, parallel boot is something you'll have to set up later. It should dual boot though by bringing up the "GRUB Screen"... right? Don't quote me on that, I don't dual boot, mine runs Linux exclusively.

Okay thanks. So, how would I go about parallel booting?

Download virtualization software like the free VirtualBox, install it, read the instructions, and set up a virtual machine for the guest OS (Ubuntu in this case). Of course, you will also need to download the installer ISO from Ubuntu's web site in order to run Ubuntu as the guest OS in the virtual machine.

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Originally Posted by ninja9578

No, Ubuntu is a middle and top layer. Linux is the OS.

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That will just confuse the OP. That's like saying that Mac OS X is not an OS but rather just some software atop the XNU operating system. Linux is the kernel (the bridge between the OS and the hardware), and Ubuntu is a particular OS that distributes free software along with the Linux kernel.

Yes, that did confuse me. Ok, so I will go and try that now.

Sorry me confused you. Technically speaking Ubuntu is the middle layer, the top layer is called gusty :P All OS's are made up of layers.

Linux, Ubuntu, Gusty
Darwin, OSX, Aqua
NT, Vista, Aero

It's a lot more complicated than that, but that's the gist of it.

So Linux Darwin and NT are the basic roots of the OS's?
Wait, are they compilations of all three parts?

No. What ninja9578 meant is that Mac OS X is based on Darwin (Apple's derivative of FreeBSD), Ubuntu is based on the GNU system and uses the Linux kernel, and Windows XP and Vista are based off of NT. Don't focus on that stuff, though. What's important is that Ubuntu is an operating system (specifically a GNU/Linux distribution or "Linux distro"). It uses free software from GNU and elsewhere, and it uses the Linux 2.6 kernel. Gutsy is the codename for Ubuntu 7.10, the latest stable release of the Ubuntu operating system. There's also a new version coming out in a couple weeks, Ubuntu 8.04, and you can download the beta in the meantime.

Okay. I think I will just get 7.10 though.

Well, I recommend not, because it will end up being a pain in the ass. Wait about 2 weeks and just get the new version that is coming out (8.04). New versions come out every 6 months. Setting up 7.10 and then reinstalling the next version will be a pain, so I recommend waiting. But hey, if you find transferring files doesn't take you long and isn't a hassle (I don't have an external harddrive, so it is for me) and you can set up operating systems without any problems, then go for it.

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Well, I recommend not, because it will end up being a pain in the ass. Wait about 2 weeks and just get the new version that is coming out (8.04). New versions come out every 6 months. Setting up 7.10 and then reinstalling the next version will be a pain, so I recommend waiting. But hey, if you find transferring files doesn't take you long and isn't a hassle (I don't have an external harddrive, so it is for me) and you can set up operating systems without any problems, then go for it.

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Distribution upgrades are usually quite painless

it's all done through the package management

Really? That's good news.

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Originally Posted by wasup

Really? That's good news.

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Okay. Downloading the ISO, gunna burn it, and boom. Thanks so much guys. I looked at some reviews and stuff, and it looks awesome. Great, can't wait till I get this up and running.

Okay, I'm just wondering. If I decide to delete my Windows on my Dual-Boot, how would I go about doing that?

You simply open up the partition editor and delete the partition, then preferably resize your ubuntu partition to make use of the remaining space. Though from personal experience, it was a pain in the ass to get my windows back on when I decided I wanted to use it for something again after I had deleted it, so I recommend that maybe you just keep it as a very limited partition. I'm sure you can spare a couple gigabytes for windows. Though if you are pretty experienced at installing things and aren't worried about the trouble, then go ahead and delete it by all means.

Where is the partion editor? Is it in Ubuntu's applications menu?

You have to download it...
In Terminal: sudo apt-get install gparted
It should show up in system>administration>partition editor, I believe.
But also, you can get the gparted CD so you can edit your main partition (it's just a GUI version of gparted that runs off a disk so it gives you more freedom to manipulate partitions).