I want to replace the Windows OS by Ubuntu OS. Would you please be so kind to inform me of what would be the best Ubuntu version for the following system configuration? Thanks in advance. Fernando Nome de Sistema Operativo   Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Versão  6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Compilação 7601 Fabricante do sistema   TOSHIBA Modelo do sistema   TOSHIBA NB200 Tipo do sistema X86-based PC Processador Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N280   @ 1.66GHz, 1667 Mhz, 1 Núcleo(s), 2 Processador(es) Lógico(s) Data/versão de BIOS TOSHIBA V2.20, 16-03-2011 Versão SMBIOS   2.4 Camada de abstracção de hardware (HAL)  Versão = &quot;6.1.7601.17614&quot; Memória Física (RAM) Instalada  2,00 GB Memória física total    1,99 GB Memória física disponível   1,18 GB Memória virtual total   3,98 GB Memória virtual disponível  3,17 GB Espaço de ficheiro de página    1,99 GB
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For a given hardware configuration, how do I find out if Ubuntu will run on it? What considerations should I take into account when choosing an Ubuntu version and  such as:    with a lighter desktop than the usual Gnome and Unity  with the even lighter LXDE desktop   Obviously Ubuntu does not run on some processor architectures. So how do I go about choosing the right version and derivate. How can I find out the minmal system requirements?
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Hello, as a freelance developer I recently found myself severely bound by the memory limit of 32-bit operating systems, and I need to upgrade to a 64-bit system in order to continue working effectively. (To explain: I have to use multiple virtual machines on a daily basis. Right now I have to turn them on/off frequently as I test solutions, and still my main OS is very slow and swapping heavily.)  I planned to migrate from Windows to GNU/Linux for a very long time, and I'd like to use this opportunity to make the switch now. I will still need to keep Windows around (for games, and as a general fall-back scenario), and since I do not want to dual-boot, I would rather like to run it as a virtualized client OS.  What I would like to achieve:   Primary OS - GNU/Linux (64b)   daily work, web browsing, etc several virtualized client OS' via VirtualBox (for testing applications)&nbsp;  Secondary OS - Windows XP (32b) or Windows 7 (64b)   legacy applications (until I find suitable GNU/Linux alternatives) DRM-ed stuff which works problematically under GNU/Linux (e.g. Blu-ray) games which don't have a native Linux client    Notes:   my hardware supports  to assist the virtualization effort I'm not against a bare metal hypervisor (Xen?) nor against using the primary OS as the host (KVM?), as long as it's possible to make it work (sort of) reliably the secondary OS (Windows) must be able to fully use the graphics/audio hardware (3D video games, i.e. OpenGL/OpenAL, DirectX, etc)   I was already looking into several solutions myself, but I did not manage to find reasonable results (mostly on the bit about games). As I don't have any practical experience with this, I would like to kindly ask you guys for your help before I start the migration effort (and hit a road block).  Which solution would you recommend please? (Is the above possible at all?)   Thank you for your help, M.
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I'm currently multi-booting Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu.  Next Wednesday, I plan to upgrade Windows to version 10, but before I do that I'd like to replace Ubuntu with Arch Linux.  Is there any point in getting Arch before I upgrade Windows or will Windows 10 simply disregard it and overwrite?  Basically, I just need to know if there is anyone out there that already has experience with installing Windows 10 and if so, does it thoroughly respect existing partitions and only modify the older version of Windows?  Maybe the only thing Win will break is Grub? In which case I could just sudo update-grub?
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I am new here. And I may replace a laptop's hard disk with Ubuntu. It's an HP Compaq notebook which has Windows 7 installed. So If I choose that install option, will it replace the screen that says F12 for boot options [actually it was esc]. I am just asking. I know that choosing that options erases your other partitions. I am assuming it gets replaced by grub2?
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I'm going to switch OS. From Windows 7 to Linux (Ubuntu, I think). Problem is that I'm not sure about my computer's hardware. Will it be suitable and there will be working drivers for it? For example, I have an external WiFi receiver that I use with Windows.  I thought I'd look for some command or application that prints out info about my hardware (on Windows 7, at the moment).     Is my hardware suitable for Ubuntu?      Here is the list:      ...   I hope that you can help me.
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I just got my Asus EEE PC 1015PEM netbook with Windows 7 starter... obviously, I'd like to install Ubuntu (not sure yet if I'd like to dual boot or completely remove win7).  Anyway, I never had a netbook before. I know about unity but heard some bad stuff about it, so I wonder if I might be better sticking to the desktop edition. What do you think? any recommendations?  Also, should I use the 32 bit or 64 bit version?
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I would like to install Ubuntu on my Windows 7 64-bit PC to do analysis of astronomy data. The data files are often large (can be few hundred MB, possibly a GB). The data files may be located on an external hard disk. The PC has 6 GB RAM and 670 GB hard disk.   I'm trying to decide whether to do a proper dual-boot, installing Ubuntu in its own partition (I'm nervous of messing around with the hard disk, have never done it before) or to run Ubuntu using VirtualBox in Windows. How much slower is running in Virtualbox likely to be?   If I do go for a traditional dual-boot, would it make sense to divide the hard disk more or less equally between the two OSs?  I would be very grateful for some advice.  Many thanks Kevin
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Long story short, my Ubuntu partition and my Windows 8 partition had a fight, and they both lost. I have a computer booting nothing at the moment. So I'm trying to figure out how to get a clean-install of Windows 8 on my laptop. The usual refresh/reset features are out. There are no backups. Recovery partitions are gone.  Ideally, I need a Windows 8 (not Pro) ISO to install, but despite my searches, I cannot seem to find one. Anyone have any ideas how I can reset my PC and install Windows 8 again?
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I have installed windows 7 and then Ubuntu 11.04. Now I want to know how I can switch from Ubuntu to Windows 7 and from Windows 7 to Ubuntu without restarting the computer.
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I have Dell Laptop that is 15 5567 7th Generation. So it was maybe pre-installed as Dell says and I can see in the product information that this laptop is Ubuntu built in and based not Windows.  So I want to get my Ubuntu OS again. How can I do that?
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I have had the last Ubuntu distro (10.something) installed for a year and love it.  But I have run in to an issue when I tried to upgrade it to the latest one it did not work and there has come some serious issues now with almost everything and I want to remove Ubuntu completely and install the new one.  How can I remove the operating system (I don’t mind formatting the whole thing if that’s what’s needed).
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I am using ubuntu 12.04. Can I install windows 7 and use it as a dual boot system. When I tried this earlier windows doesn't detect ubuntu.Is there any solution for this.
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I have an Acer C720, with a 64 gb SSD,  in which I would like to install Ubuntu. But I don't want the "crouton" version. If I follow the directions from here () will I get a "real" version of Ubuntu? If not how should I proceed?  Thanks
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I recently purchased an ASUS N56VZ-ES71 laptop which came with Windows 7 Home Premium installed on it. I wish to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 on it. I shrank the hard drive partitions to leave about 150 GB unallocated for Ubuntu 12.04. When I boot the Live CD of Ubuntu and attempt to install, the installer does not recognize any other operating systems. Through reading a few questions, I have found that this is due to a GPT partitioning table that Windows uses.  I ran boot-repair as per other threads' suggestions. This was my output:   I suppose my question is: how do I proceed in order to get the installer to recognize Windows, so that I don't have to erase the current partition table and can get a safe install?  Thanks in advance.
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I've posted a question  that I have a 32bits windows 7 on a dual boot machine with ubuntu 10.04 upgraded to 11.04. From the responses I had from the questions, I decided to reinstall the windows 7 but this time a 64bits version.  I've install the grub on the first section of the HDD on which ubuntu is install, meaning the 2nd Drive.  I still want guidance before I proceed.  What would you suggest me as best way to achieve that without disturbing the boot loading.  thank you for reading this.
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I'm installing ubuntu onto a new laptop with 24gb SSD and a 500gb HDD. I wanted to put / and swap onto the SSD and /home onto the HDD. Is there anything I shouldn't use ext4 for?  I do not ever intend to dual boot. Ubuntu only.
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I'm using windows 7 right now. I want to install Ubuntu with dual boot. Is is safe? And does the process go safely?