jrob7489
August 26th, 2010, 06:12 AM
I am an absolute newbie to Ubuntu, but like the sound of it so wanted to try i tout.
I downloaded the latest desktop version and burnt a CD –no problems so far.
I tried to install it on my PC, but get a page full of errors.
Now the real issue may be the PC and not Ubuntu – this is where I need guidance.
Its a Dell Pentium of some form – probably 7 years old ?? 512MB ram, >2gig processor, and WAS running Windows XP.
I say was as I had a kernel problem late 2009 that was not recoverable (at least not by me).
The question I am hoping you can answer is – do I need a working OS to enable install of Ubuntu ?
I replaced the PC just before Xmas and have it gathering dust. If I could somehow resurrect it as a working PC I would be happy, and learning Ubuntu seems like a good reason.
If the desktop version I downloaded does need a working OS underneath it, is there a version of Ubuntu that does NOT ?
At the end of the day the PC is a boat anchor if I cannot get it to run Ubuntu.
I downloaded the latest desktop version and burnt a CD –no problems so far.
I tried to install it on my PC, but get a page full of errors.
Now the real issue may be the PC and not Ubuntu – this is where I need guidance.
Its a Dell Pentium of some form – probably 7 years old ?? 512MB ram, >2gig processor, and WAS running Windows XP.
I say was as I had a kernel problem late 2009 that was not recoverable (at least not by me).
The question I am hoping you can answer is – do I need a working OS to enable install of Ubuntu ?
I replaced the PC just before Xmas and have it gathering dust. If I could somehow resurrect it as a working PC I would be happy, and learning Ubuntu seems like a good reason.
If the desktop version I downloaded does need a working OS underneath it, is there a version of Ubuntu that does NOT ?
At the end of the day the PC is a boat anchor if I cannot get it to run Ubuntu.