An Intro to Linux Part 2: The Ubuntu Linux Live CD (This Week In Linux)

[zevasthian]

niice vid. but did u say b4 you 'buy' it? isn't it free?

[meduego2205]

I put this on a flash drive and when i started to put it on my comp (windows xp) it froze at about 30% and my dad was good enough to unplug my computer....now it wont boot up i was wondering if someone could help

[pouyaouya]

@meduego2205 lol that sucks

[iPLAYtheSTAT1ON]

@meduego2205 headbutt him

[Rouse1994]

The file is too large to burn onto a normal cd...

[AmeanAF]

I want to get the disk of Ubuntu Linux, it is only a 32-bit, will it work fine on my 64-bit windows 7 home premium, its a laptop with 6GB RAM.

[snake2006]

@AmeanAF

There are 64 bit versions of Linux.

There are even flash distro's of Ubuntu with crazy themes.

Like Ubuntu Ultimate Edition 2.9 has a 32 bit and a 64 bit version. Also Commodore OS vision is 64 bit version of Ubuntu with classic Commodore 64 sounds for menus, really flashy. I use that one on my new laptop (still kept Windows 7 in case I really need it, but I haven't used it in about a year now). And yes both are LIVE cd's, lets you try it out. Go ahead and try them.

[guitarsbunch347]

can i install linux, but still have windows too? thanks!

[snake2006]

@guitarsbunch347

Yes indeed my friend. Most distros have what we call partition editors built in. It lets you select the size of your Hard Drive you want to dedicate to Linux. That is if you want to do it that way. Or you can use a program called WUBI for Windows and it lets you install it via Windows itself, and with that you can just uninstall it like any other program in Windows.

[blazingmoosen]

dude. ur amazing.

[sega7]

I.E. If you use a LiveCD you can go to any porn site you dreamed of without having to worry about viruses whatsoever...

[landewebshow]

Mac FTW

[QUINC3Y]

Linux (Scientology) user trying to convert Windows and Mac (Christians and Muslims of Computers) LoL :)

[TrippyJones]

@QUINC3Y Your analogy doesn't make any sense. First, Linux is free. Scientology is not. In fact, Scientology is quite costly: you have to take expensive classes just to get started. It costs thousands to attend these seminars. Truthfully, WIndows or Max OS X more closely resemble Scientology from an economic perspective: both demand that you pay a lot for each product and service. Linux does not. Third, likening Mac to Islam does not make any sense: Mac is older than Windows.

[TrippyJones]

@QUINC3Y Continued: Christianity predated Islam, not vice versa. From the age perspective, Linux, in some ways, is older than both WIndows and Mac: it's based on Unix, which was developed in the 1960s and 1970s, far before Apple and Microsoft were born. The only way in which Linux might be similar to scientology is that it is not that popular on the desktop. But most servers run on Linux, and the vast majority of supercomputers (over 90%) run on Linux.

[snake2006]

@TrippyJones

Scientology is a stupid fucking belief system. Anyone who serious believes in Lord Xenu and 3d motion pictures hypnotizing souls to infect human are fucking idiots.

Don't associate Linux with that stupid fucking phony religion.

[TrippyJones]

@snake2006 Why are you directing this comment at me? I spent most of my post trying to debunk Quinc3y's failed attempt to liken Linux to Scientology. Trust me: I am totally on your side--I use Linux almost exclusively.

[snake2006]

@TrippyJones

Shit, I clicked the response to the wrong person. Damn it. I was trying to give shit to Quincy for even mentioning scientology and linux in the same sentence.

Sorry, I was at work at the time, and was bored, then it got busy and I though I clicked the quincy guy's stupid ass comment, but clicked the wrong one. Damn now I got to retype all that for quincy.

DAMN IT.

[Mac4Life42]

Lion FTW

[goochbuntu]

@Mac4Life42 if you like lion you will notice ubuntu 11.10 has also the same features the whole unity even netbook remix from ubuntu has been in the works for a while and apple has taken not only this from ubuntu they also has taken a bunch of other ideas from linux. so you will enjoy ubuntu. also you can get boot camp and install side by side ubuntu and mac

[bobby14207]

Linux has saved a lot of older but perfectly good computers

[HisLostFriend]

dose it install to memory to the disc or what?

[thisweekinlinux]

@HisLostFriend if you run the live CD without telling it to install, it runs within system memory, not touching the hard disk at all (unless you mount the hard disk in the live environment and do something to it)

[bull69833]

what is md5 checksum?

[thisweekinlinux]

@bull69833 it's a key you can use to verify that the file you've downloaded is accurate. in the terminal, you run "md5sum filename" on the file, and whatever it returns, you compare to the place you downloaded it from's md5sum they provide. if it matches, you got a good download.

[TheLegendizCody]

I have an old pc running windows ME. Would Linux be a good upgrade?

[rahuldroy]

@TheLegendizCody Depends, Linux is not for everyone. Give the live CD a shot and see if it works on your system

P.S. Live CD is very slow, don't be put of by it though

[damnhereiam]

@TheLegendizCody no, linux gui is a fucking bloatware.

[thisweekinlinux]

@damnhereiam you must be a KDE user

[theif519]

What if you run GParted on the LiveCD? I heard you could mess up that way.

[vlamnire]

Personally I think Linux Mint is probably the best entry level Linux distribution to use. I used to think that Ubuntu is but with the recent advancements with Mint, I really think they have done it better.

[theif519]

@vlamnire I started with Ubuntu, didn't like the GNOME interface, so I didn't touch it for a month, but when I found out about Kubuntu, the KDE variant, I installed the kubuntu-desktop and I loved it. At first, I rarely touched my Windows 7 unless I wanted to play games which were incompatible with Linux. Then I removed it *I was using it on Wubi* and tried KDE 4.6, the latest version... I think my Intel HD Graphics card has some problems with it, so I might go back to Kubuntu sooner or later.

[vlamnire]

@theif519 I don't personally use Mint nor have tried it but as a previous Ubuntu user I'm confident that Mint is probably much better. I actually run Debian with the XFCE desktop but I'm going to switch back to GNOME because I just like it. I can't really say why I don't like KDE, I just don't.

[batsony]

think man I needed this info

[cakelover33]

What version of ubuntu do you use?

[thisweekinlinux]

@cakelover33 I don't, at this point. The last version I used was 10.10, but on my desktop I'm currently and Arch Linux user, and on the laptop I use Fedora 14.

[cakelover33]

@thisweekinlinux Cool, would you suggest those distro's to people who are newer to linux?

[thisweekinlinux]

@cakelover33 not particularly. Fedora is not terribly difficult to use, especially if you install EasyLife, but if you're very new to Linux, and unfamiliar with the terminal, then Arch probably won't be much fun.

[cakelover33]

@thisweekinlinux Hmmm, the only time i used the terminal was when i installed libre office. It looked really cool on windows so i put it on my linux laptop because i was never a fan of open office, anyway they look exactly the same i was kinda disappointed

[SymHae]

@thisweekinlinux I wonder why do you use Fedora and not Ubuntu? I mean what's the difference.

[thisweekinlinux]

@SymHae Actually at this point I use Arch Linux for the most part.

I still on occasion use Fedora or Ubuntu, but I keep coming back to Arch.

[SymHae]

@thisweekinlinux And which software u used for making your website. I'm looking for DreamWeaver alternatives.

[thisweekinlinux]

@SymHae my website was done using Wordpress and a theme I found online. any editing I've done to that theme was done in a text editor.

[pooch18]

lol yes! I decided to come back :P and I have to say nobody has encouraged me to give Linux a try more than you have!

[thisweekinlinux]

@pooch18 hooray! Good luck with it.

[princedada23]

hi there mate, i got a laptop with two hard drives. windows runs on the primary and i would like to setup linux on the secondary. is their a way to dual boot win and linux at boot screen. and can i install it directly from the website download onto the secondary hard disk and ru it from there.?

[thisweekinlinux]

@princedada23 I've never tried it that way, but I believe you can install Ubuntu to a second drive and have Grub install on the primary drive (that way, when your computer boots up, it looks to the first drive to find out how to boot, and depending on which OS you pick, it goes to the appropriate one)

[MarksAwesomeness]

I understand it's basics as an OS but I was trying to look for more. The title of the series is "what is Linux" after part one it becomes more of a tutorial of how to get it on your computer. I think I'll just look somewhere else for what I'm trying to find out.

[thisweekinlinux]

@MarksAwesomeness I'm sorry if you were disappointed. I didn't mean to come across as rude or anything, so if I did, I apologize.

The title of the series is "An Intro to Linux", and in every introductory course I've ever taken, you learn a little about the topic, the teacher gives a demo, then you try it out for yourself (math courses come to mind).

I'm open to the idea of making a new video on the subject explaining more about what Linux is, but if you've found a video, that's cool too. :)

[MarksAwesomeness]

I watched part 1 before watching part 2 and it only just scratched the surface of Linux without getting much into depth of what you can do with it. Wasn't hating just asking if you could've made a video showing what I was looking for. I don't think I want to jump right into trying it on my computer.

[thisweekinlinux]

@MarksAwesomeness Well, the first video goes into the idea that it's an alternative operating system that you can use, and some reasons you may or may not want it (if I remember correctly... it's been 9 months). The next logical step is to try it on your computer (live, without installing), to see how it works with your hardware and if it has the software you're interested in.

[MarksAwesomeness]

I feel like your trying to persuade me to use Linux instead of actually telling me what it is or giving me a walkthrough of how it works

[thisweekinlinux]

@MarksAwesomeness I just rewatched the episode. Looks like I demonstrated what a live CD is, how to get a copy of the Ubuntu live CD, and what you can do with it. If you want a walkthrough of what Linux IS, check part 1 of this series.

End of the day, if you don't want to use Linux, don't. It's not my place to tell you what to do with your life. Have a nice day.

[someguy001001]

You can also get a free Ubuntu cd there too.

[thisweekinlinux]

@gixxypixie ohhh, that makes sense. Thanks! :)

[thisweekinlinux]

@gixxypixie I think they offer a DVD, but I've got 10.04 on a CD, and I'm looking at the Maverick (10.10) download page, and they've still got a CD available. They're doing everything they can to make sure they can always provide a CD version

[onClipEvent]

Do you know any good free music producing software for Linux Ubuntu/Mint?

Like FL Studio etc..

[thisweekinlinux]

@onClipEvent The main one I've used and had recommended to me is XMMS2. For drum beats, Hydrogen is nice as well.

[alleshalbsodoppelt]

@onClipEvent

You could try lmms

[thisweekinlinux]

@alleshalbsodoppelt oops, lmms is what I meant. my brain must have no been working. Thanks!

[onClipEvent]

@alleshalbsodoppelt Thx, I'll check it out :)

[MaghoxFr]

By the way, I love that plush tux I don't have the habit of getting merchandise but I'd love to have that on my desk LOL

[thisweekinlinux]

@MaghoxFr Thinkgeek actually has two different sizes, the 12" I have on my shelf there, and a 6". I did a review of them a while back on this channel.

[MaghoxFr]

@thisweekinlinux I'll check it out right now.

[MaghoxFr]

I'm an Ubuntu user since 9.04, I think I overcome the learning curve but as I'm not a programmer I have to get some help with the terminal mainly from ubuntuforums, they're great help.

I use ubuntu for everything but mainly for music creation, I have the 10.04 now. Could you make a review of the Ubuntustudio distro? Thanks

[thisweekinlinux]

@MaghoxFr The UbuntuForums has a lot of great information. I used to hang out in the Beginner's forum answering questions for hours. :)

I've been asked to review so many different *buntu distros, I might see if I can do an all-in-one review of them.

[MaghoxFr]

@thisweekinlinux So you probably helped me a lot because i used to hang out in the beginner's forum posting questions LOL. I can imagine all the requests you might have, considering the amount of distros linux has. I was just asking because I like your reviews. Thanks

[thisweekinlinux]

@MaghoxFr It's been quite a while since I did anything in the forums. I really need to spend more time there, but with all the time I spend answering comments / questions and talking in the IRC chatroom, it's hard to find any spare time.

[MaghoxFr]

@thisweekinlinux I've improved a lot and currently I spend all my time in Ubuntu 10.04 and have a very cool audio/midi setup, I was never going to get one in windows. Do you have any knowledge about audio interfaces and such? if so I could ask some questions with no rush! I'm in linuxmusicians forums, ubuntuforums and some others. See you

[thisweekinlinux]

@MaghoxFr I wish I knew more about audio setups. I've been planning to pick up some sort of midi keyboard (full size) because I played the piano for something like 10 years and I'd like to start playing again, but I have no idea what would work and what wouldn't.

[MaghoxFr]

@thisweekinlinux I have an M-Audio oxygen 61 that works out of the box with ubuntu but I think that the M-Audio Keystation 88 is what you need (in the cheap side of the spectrum) they're controllers so you'll have to run them through qsynth to play with soundfonts. I'm very happy with my oxygen. If I could help you with anything in audio write me! I'm not an expert but the last months I've been reading, trynig out software, hardware, gear...

[thisweekinlinux]

@MaghoxFr I think the keystation 88 is actually the exact one I was looking at. It would be nice to have one with built-in speakers as well, but I can do without it.

[MaghoxFr]

@thisweekinlinux I have a pretty basic cheap setup: I've hooked the audio out of my pc to the aux in of an old jukebox and those are my speakers but you could get some studio monitors i.e. behringer. bare in mind that a controller produces no sound, it only controls via midi sounds from the computer so you'll need your computer to play. be sure to try it out before buying it to see if you like the keys' feel. good luck!

[thisweekinlinux]

@MaghoxFr Oh definitely. We've actually got a music store here, and I think our Best Buy has some instruments, so I'll be doing some testing before I buy anything. Thanks for the help!

[william12692]

i have seen both press F11 for setup/boot options and press F8 for setup/bootoptions

[thisweekinlinux]

@william12692 I've also seen F12. Thanks for the comment!

[pretender2u]

hy, im new to ubuntu .

I instaled it but i have the bars aplication up, and down another. I dont like this because it takes like a 15% of my screen when i use firefox, and it looks like 50% usage of my screen.. can you please tell me how to remouve the upper bar or something.

Thanx, and sorry for my english, i really like Ubuntu.

[thisweekinlinux]

@pretender2u any item on the bars can be right clicked on, unlocked, and moved to the other panel by dragging. After you've emptied one bar, you can right click it and select "Delete Panel"

[sosroli]

yes i think the BIOS thing is a complex thing for newcomers. but there is a simpler explanation: press F8, and select the device that we want to start from. [this is what i do with my dual booting. (Windows on ATA & Linux on SATA2) the end] :)

[sosroli]

@sosroli or F12, depends what it displays at the very beginning

[thisweekinlinux]

@sosroli A very good point. I've run into some systems that don't have that One-Time Boot Menu option before, though. Eh, it's a bit late to change that part of the video anyway. :) Thanks for the comments!

[sosroli]

@thisweekinlinux its not late, its only 11 PM. :D

no, we have to thank you for this tutorial.

excellent job!

i'd kiss you hahaha

[thisweekinlinux]

@sosroli :) thanks. hehe

[mnb888mnb]

I think you lost most of your viewers the second you mentioned the BIOS. I understand that it is important to give all the details on how to change the boot sequence; however, remember that you're probably talking to Windows users who don't like to do anything more than clicking a button. Stating so much makes it seem too hard to do, which scares them. Instead, try to make it as simple as possible, and hope that their computer's boot sequence is correct.

[thisweekinlinux]

@mnb888mnb That's a really good point, but I've found that in most cases, it doesn't boot to CD/USB by default, so I felt it was safer to mention it than to not.

[roflschofel]

Found out your channel after searching for some extra information on 10.04. I wouldn't say i'm totally new to Linux myself even though i've never tried it. The current setup i'm using is my high-end system and I thought it would be a waste to use linux on it(gaming and stuff). Now i'm finally getting a laptop I will be using linux 24/7 and i've already found out quite a bit by watching these videos.

[thisweekinlinux]

@roflschofel Thanks, I'm glad to know somebody's getting something out of these videos. I'm going to attempt to pack as much as I can into this series.

[EdgyRootStudios]

Told ya, this series would be popular. ;-) Excellent work, once again.

[thisweekinlinux]

@EdgyRootStudios Thanks! It's definitely doing alright. Hopefully once the whole series is done it will be helpful for a lot more people.

[lloose]

Subscribed. Your videos are great and you are very good on camera. Keep up the good videos.

[thisweekinlinux]

@lloose Thank you! I've gotten very comfortable talking in front of a camera in the last 3 months.

[juppukun]

As usual, Awesome video! I am looking forward to the video #3 with great impatience. I play old school games like Diablo 1 and 2 and the fact that it is such a hassle to install it on Linux Mint ''Helena'' with WINE sometimes discourages me and makes me second guess Linux. When I uninstall it, I can't access my windows partition anymore and need to reformat completely. Therefore, I really look forward to the video on how to safely uninstall linux. Thanks for all your efforts for the videos

[thisweekinlinux]

@juppukun Hm. I might have to extend this series beyond the initial intended 5 videos. :) Thanks for the comment!

[frvfilms]

u should of just done a 10 hr video and just cut it and upload one video/week

[thisweekinlinux]

@frvfilms probably, but my time is extremely limited, with a young child.

I actually kinda like it this way. Gives me lots of time to plan for each video and come up with exactly what I want to cover.

Thanks for the comment!

[htonehero]

I didn't mean the kindergartner thing in a negative way I meant this is the best beginners intro I've seen by far.

[thisweekinlinux]

@htonehero Oh, no. I didn't take it in a bad way. I'm trying to make this appeal to the not-so-tech-savvy crowd. That's why I didn't do a 10-minute video on why it's called GNU/Linux, but people commonly refer to it as just "Linux"

[ThingsontheWeb]

Yes, why we all really should use torrents for ... much faster for LInux distro downloading, and we don't take up server bandwidth for updates.

[sauron1grenoble]

if you say try before you buy people will think you have to pay for Ubuntu....

[thisweekinlinux]

@sauron1grenoble That's a really good point. I'm not able to edit annotations at the moment, but when I get home I'll make sure to add one that mentions tha is' entirely free.

[htonehero]

Very comprehensive. A kindergartner could install using this tut.

[thisweekinlinux]

@htonehero I hope so. I'm not necessarily gearing this toward 6 year olds, but I've met a lot of PC users that could use this kind of help.

[UbuntuHelpGuy]

Great vid man. Youre so good at this. You deserve more subs mate

[thisweekinlinux]

@UbuntuHelpGuy Thanks! I'm hoping that happens, but I'm patient. I'm almost to 400 in under 3 months, I count that as progress.

[TheArnabDas]

great video! and really awesomely edited. all this in kdenlive?

just a small addition. wanted to let users know that u can order CDs as well from "shipit . ubuntu . com" (remove the gaps and type it in ur browser) and u can get an Ubuntu CD delivered right at ur doorstep without paying a single dime!

btw Jordan, how about a fedora 13 alpha vs ubuntu 10.04 alpha showdown? :)

[thisweekinlinux]

@TheArnabDas All done in Kdenlive, yes.

I thought Canonical shut down shipit for regular users? I know they were planning on just offering CDs to corps and loco teams.

Hm. fedora vs ubuntu showdown.... interesting.

[TheArnabDas]

@thisweekinlinux just checked. ubuntu shipit still allowed me to order a CD. so i think its pretty much active for normal users as of now. i cancelled the request though, dont want to waste canonical's money :)

[thisweekinlinux]

@TheArnabDas I think they still allow people to try to order, but I don't think they approve them anymore. I had a guy in my lug order some and nothing ever came.

[filippo333]

You should aim to make your vids a little longer, aim for about 5-8 mins.

[thisweekinlinux]

@filippo333 I've noticed that people start to zone out and will occasionally refuse to watch a video that's longer than a few minutes.

[Laoch111]

I love that intro with Tux. How was it created?

[thisweekinlinux]

@Laoch111 the scribbly part is stock HD footage I purchased. the rest was done using compositing within Kdenlive.

[Laoch111]

@thisweekinlinux Nice one. Very creative.

[zikalify]

....FINALLY!! xD

[thisweekinlinux]

@zikalify Sorry it took so long. I'll try to finish the rest of the series faster. :)

[zikalify]

@thisweekinlinux Yay :]

[H4x0r18]

Definitely going to be a great way to help new Linux users. Great video!

[thisweekinlinux]

@H4x0r18 Thanks! I really hope it helps some people.

[scouser73ubuntu]

Good video for people wanting to try Ubuntu, wish I had this when I wanted to make the switch.

[thisweekinlinux]

@scouser73ubuntu Thanks! I'm hoping once this series is finished it will be a nice Windows-to-Linux transition guide.

[dekaband]

I found an active LoCo team in my area they are called the Maine-iacs lol. I joined but I have no idea what to expect but I wanted to thank you and let you know I appreciate your help!

[thisweekinlinux]

@dekaband Wonderful! I was concerned that there wasn't going to be anything there. Glad to see you found some people.

[xqyzii]

actually I think the easiest way to boot from a cd would be to look for "boot menu" instead of "Setup"/

[thisweekinlinux]

@xqyzii That's a really good point. I've noticed a LOT of machines don't have the boot menu option, but if it's there, it's definitely the fastest way to get it working.

[MasaruGamer]

He returns.

[thisweekinlinux]

@MasaruGamer back, and feeling decent. THanks for the comment!