How to Install Linux

A simple tutorial to start off the channel.

Get a Distro
Debian: http://www.debian.org/
ArchLinux (VERY advanced users only): http://www.archlinux.org/
Linux Mint: http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
Gentoo: http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/where.xml
Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download
PCLinuxOS: http://www.pclinuxos.com/?page_id=10
Puppy:http://puppylinux.org/main/How%20to%20download%20Puppy.htm
Fedora:http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora
OpenSuse: http://software.opensuse.org/121/en

Download iso burner for Windows (pre-Windows7)
ISORecorder (XP/Server 2003/Vista): http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
InfraRecorder: http://infrarecorder.org/?page_id=5

Printable Harddrive partitioning instructions
Windows 7: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ht/partition-hard-drive-windows-7.htm
Vista: http://www.ehow.com/how_2369132_partition-hard-drive-windows-vista.html
Windows XP: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsxp/ht/partition-hard-drive-xp.htm
OSX: http://www.ehow.com/how_4779169_partition-drive-mac-os-x.html
GParted: http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/gparted.html#mozTocId335513

Special Thanks to a few Mac users for their help:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DanWantsTech
http://www.youtube.com/user/mrRhwalden
http://www.youtube.com/user/stevencombs

All non-original videos, sounds and images used with permission

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• Linux
• How-to
• ubuntu
• mint
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• danwantstech
• stevencombs
• mrrhwalden

[mrRhwalden]

Good job... Great way to give newbies a taste of Linux and show them just how easy it really is!