Starting with Linux

Before starting the linux you must be having the linux on your system so in this post i am going to tell you how to install the linux on your system,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

You can start with any distro on your system but if you are a beginner i will suggest you to install ubuntu on your system because is easy to install and use and having a good GUI even. For the same you will not feel odd first time on linux due to rich GUI of it.

So we start with installation .........


If you want to install it with of the CD/DVD then simply put the disk into the ROM and restart the computer and start the installation following the GUI instructions it will be very simple.

It will be same if you install it with USB pen drive even so no need to worry.

But as you come on the partition creation part there are two choice one to install by default. In this way the ubuntu will create the partition according to the setting done by the ubuntu community or developer team.

If you want to make partitions according to your choice the here are some basics to be kept in mind otherwise you will get in a great trouble or you may lose your existing data on the hard drive so be careful about it and follow as below....

There are two main partitions a Linux need one is Linux swap partition and other is Linux native partition. You can install Linux with other OS like Windows 98 ,NT ,2000, vista, xp but if you install it with NT or 2000 then extra care is to be taken because NT bootloader may conflict with LILO (Linux bootloader).

How much is to be assign to each partition:

Swap Partition:
It is the partition which is used by the Linux as the temporary memory to store the data when a processing need the RAM more than its capacity. Linux transfer the data temporarily on the swap partition which not frequently used. Generally the swap partition should be twice the capacity of your RAM or it depends on the architecture of your system. You can even create multiple partitions.

Native Partition:
In case of the Ubuntu you need to select the native partition atleast of 5GB the internal partition of this will be done by the Ubuntu itself. But if you are setting up a dedicated high performance server then you are recommended to do as follow..
1) / -Root size of 200MB
2) /usr -Holds local software. Min. 700MB and recommended 1.7GB or more..
3) /var -Holds mail, spool, log files recommended size 400 MB
4) /home -Rest of the disk where most of the data will be stored (user storage and multi user system)

Mounting Point:
A mounting point is the directory where the partition of the device is attached. For you Linux installation you need to specify the mount point. During installation you need to set the "/"(Root) as the mount point for your filesystem.

Now go next your installation will get start and you will be ready with your Linux system within few minutes based on the performance of your system. So enjoy it.