[nflug] Installfest ? suggestions

[Daniel V]

I think an installfest would be cool, but the quickest way to try GNU/Linux
is to just boot up with a live CD/DVD and/or use a virtual machine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_CD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtualization

If you like what you see using live CD/DVD, then you could use a virtual machine...
This is one option, there are other products to do this...
Install a player
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/

Get a virtual machine distro...
http://www.vmware.com/appliances/

If you really want to install GNU/Linux on your computer, assuming it was a MS product on it, please let us know, but, please, *back up* your data before doing anything.

Good luck
Daniel V.

--- On Thu, 8/7/08, phil borden <prb81 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: phil borden <prb81 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [nflug] Installfest Info
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 10:54 PM
> I Have Heard Of Installfests Around The Country. Is There
> Going To Be One In Our Area ? I Am Dying To Take The Leap
> (Away From Micro$oft). I Am Not Technically Educated Enough
> To Tackle Partitioning The Hard Drive. I Have Tried It On An
> Older Computer With No Luck. I Would Like To Install Debian
> On My Current Computer. I Run a 2140 Intel Dual-Core    250
> GB SATA Hard Drive    With 2GB DDR2 Ram,  Can I Keep The
> Vista , And Run Linux On The Machine As Dual Boot ? Or Do I
> Shitcan The Microsoft O/S And Start Fresh ?  Thanks For
> Taking The Time
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