Recently there was a desire to install Linux, but I have never tried to do this. Now there is Windows, (I know that there are a lot of articles on this topic, but somehow I downloaded the manual and Linux itself and couldn't install anything according to the manual).

  1. Articles that will surely help?
  2. Linux version, the most good to learn?
  3. And something like Linux for a teapot, a good guide in which to understand was not a big problem.
  4. Can I install it without formatting the tin completely?
  5. Can I install it with Windows?

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    1. Download distribution: Download Ubuntu Desktop .
    2. Install the program: Universal USB Installer .
    3. Using the program, write the downloaded image on a flash drive of at least 1 GB in size.
    4. Reboot the laptop and boot from the flash drive.
    5. Choose the Russian language and follow the steps of the installation wizard.

    In principle, that's all. You can install Ubuntu Linux in a separate disk partition. More: Installing Ubuntu .

    Read to get started: Ubuntu tutorial .

      If you have a laptop and / or have additional. equipment (printer, TV card, 3G modem, etc.), then you should first make sure you have drivers. It will be a shame if after installation you suddenly discover that wi-fi does not work, and the touchpad doesn’t work multitouch. This, unfortunately, is not uncommon. And so distriby among themselves differ a little

        I would recommend to start learning Linux from the Rosink Distribution ... It is based on Ubuntu and has a more user-friendly interface, and when you get used to it, you can try other Linux users)))

          If you are accustomed to Windows, then Mint is better. It is installed simply, then it is Russified through the Internet. I started it myself with Mandrak, then I used Mandriva, which is a more user-friendly interface than Ubuntu. The problem is that Mandriva has made a lot of changes, now I'm trying to switch to OpenSuse or Mageia - both options have their own problems.

            I personally recommend Ubunt 10.04!

            Will explain.

            For a long time I was "sitting" on Windows and I was waved by the need to reinstall it, because I like to experiment with various programs.

            At one time I put Linux Susie, Mandriva.

            Bottom line: I did not like, because It was difficult to "rebuild" from Windows to these versions of Linux.

            What attracted me Ubuntu? With its flexibility and (most importantly) the ability to customize the interface under the familiar to me Windows!

            And the possibility of long-term legal (legal) support is also an important circumstance!

              When it comes to recommending, I will express my subjective opinion, I personally think that learning-knowledge of Linux should not begin with "light" distributions, but choose something like eg Fedora, why at least because lightness causes Some kind of addiction, but in fact, probably, and best of all, first look, try, touch using a virtual machine, test yourself and hardware, so to speak, for compatibility. set