The Ubuntu folks have released version 7.10 of the popular Linux distro. This one is nicknamed Gutsy Gibbon. Ubuntu 7.10 adds an enhanced user interface, improved hardware support, multiple monitor support and integrated desktop search.
Installing Ubuntu Linux 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon”
Understandably, many Windows people want to give Ubuntu a try because it is popular and it is the epitome of free software. Installing the operating system is actually fairly straight-forward as far as Linux distros go, however it is good to have some guidance through it. Especially if you are really used to Windows and Linux is just too different.
We have a very popular article here on PC Mechanic, entitled appropriately Installing Ubuntu Linux. It is a 3-page post which will walk you through it, step by step. For those who like to SEE what we’re doing, we have prepared a video of the entire process, using Ubuntu 7.10 as the testbed. So, sit back and watch Rich install Ubuntu Linux 0 in full motion video!
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Just downloaded Ubuntu and InfraRecorder (To burn ISO) and here I am, trying out Ubuntu, so far so good! Looks like life for my old laptop after all!
Thanks Rich and Dave
I just downloaded and burned the .iso to a cd to use on a different machine. I get the first screen displaying a list of options and i choose start/install, then it goes through the loading screen and then goes blank. What should I do?
just installed last night, everything went fine, the system is awesome. I went to boot up this morning and get just the orange screen and nothing loads. Where do I go from here?
Hi there. I downloaded the Umbuntu 7.10 imnage from a mirror.
Burned to CD and then attempted install. After booting from CD the installer looks for a LAN connection, cannot find it and aborts. What’s going on here and how to resolve it ?
wow kool sounds easy but i have a problem…
i put my cd in and turned on the computer and it didn’t work!
i wen tin to my bios and said 1st 2nd and 3rd boot from cd and it just trys then goes back to bios anyone got an idea? my email is revilo62@yahoo.com (if you can help) oh and it is a dell inspiron 8000
hi there!
i have used ubuntu 5.10 earlier but when i bought a 64bit pc and tried to install ubuntu 5.10 the installer says the architecture of my pc is not supported. when i got a copy of ubuntu 7.10 i cannot install it because i don’t know how to install ubuntu without destroying my current windows installation. my job depends on my current OS. i will be in a very big trouble if anything bad happens to my current OS. can you please send me some instructions on how to install ubuntu 7.10 on a pc with windows xp currently installed. my pc is composed of AMD64 AthlonX2 3800+, 1Gb RAM, dvd-rw, 160Gb harddisk drive (40Gb winXp system disc, 80Gb data storage and i’m allocating 30Gb for ubuntu).
thanks in advance!
Hi, I have installed ubuntu 7.10, while installing in one of the screens i have given my username and set the password. But i dindn’t encounter any screen or situation where i can set root user’s password. How to create it?
-Venkat
Hi there,
Don’t worry it’s already there but you have to open a terminal and issue a command that starts with “sudo”. i forgot the parameter but it will give every right to destroy your installation anytime you want. user’s account is limited to just users by default. the root has no password by default and to keep anyone from using “sudo” command you can specify it’s password. i believe “sudo” means Super User Do……..
Do you have a video just like this…but you’re showing how to install Ubuntu 7.10 for dual-booting with Windows XP Home? I’d appreciate that very much.
I tried to install Ubuntu 7.10. and it will only ask you how large the space you will allocate to ubuntu. i have difficulty trying to install it alongside with a windows but i aborted the process because i am not sure where will the installer put the ubuntu system.
According to me, that linux is only run on high specificaton PCs, in other mean only for rich peoples. I have 128 ram Pc but i am fail to install ubuntu, so windows xp is running on my pc like Jet Engine. So i think if ubuntu developers makes ubuntu like windows xp, then i think ubuntu will be the first choice of everyone.
Thanks for this tutorial..
Guest, I respect your opinion, but it does not take a rich person to use Linux. I am not rich at all. I am often broke and I uphold a vow of poverty. The computer I use came with Windows XP, but I got the Wubi version of Ubuntu and installed it. Just in case, I also have an Ubuntu CD. I have also experimented with Linux versions (distributions) that are for computers that do not have much RAM (like yours, for example), and I enjoyed those too. I currently dual-boot and just use whatever OS my mood wants for the day.
If you want a Linux that’s very similar to Windows XP, I would suggest Linux OS, which unfortunately costs money. Or Ubuntu, which does not cost money. The only obstacle to Linux is that you need to learn about your computer and how to do things the different way that Linux does. It doesn’t differ much from distribution to distribution. Also, unless you get Andlinux, which is an add-on distribution rather than a whole distribution…or…you put the Linux on a virtual machine on the same computer, you will find it takes emulation to run software that will only run on Windows. This really is not a big issue unless you are a hardcore gamer and would prefer not to use Wine, which is a Windows software emulator. Its a lot of fun to check out the various distributions, whether Wubi versions or not.
Despite these small drawbacks (even Windows and MacIntoshs have their drawbacks; every OS does), you will find something unique about Linux. All the software is free. You just search for it and it installs using a built-in software called Apt-Get or similar. This is not true for Windows nor MacIntosh. On those systems, you usually have to buy software or find freeware versions. You also have to be more extreme with the security on Windows and MacIntoshes.
The cost tree goes like this, from highest to lowest. I admit that I did not list every OS here, and there are others, but here’s the main 3:
1. MacIntosh (cost seems quite the premium and they don’t yet have Netbooks)
2. Windows (medium to high cost, available on Netbooks, Vista not recommended)
3. Linux (costs low to free, with most being free. Available on Netbooks. Puppy Linux not recommended)
The reason I can’t recommend Vista is because its too-resource hoggy for any average computer. You need quite the upgrade to your computer to run it decently or well, and even then it does have irksome problems. Finally, Vista has even LESS accessibility than Windows XP does. I find that unfair.
The reason I can’t recommend Puppy Linux is because over time, it degrades. For others that may not be the case, but it has always happened to me. So in the low-resource spectrum, I prefer Damn Small Linux. That’s seriously its name. There is also Xubuntu, an Ubuntu for low-resource computers. I just wish Xubuntu was able to handle computers as low-resource as Damn Small Linux will. If I remember right, I have seen people using Damn Small Linux on just 16 or 32 MBs of RAM.