Linux: Download and Install

To install Linux as a second operating system on your computer is not hard, if you are running Windows. In fact, some people even install Linux as the only operating system on their machine, depending on how the computer will be used. One major benefit to Linux operating systems is that they are “open source” which basically means that you can edit the operating system to your liking, even more than a Windows operating system, which is “protected”. Plus the price of Linux is free when compared to Windows, where some versions can cost a lot of money. Now that you have been slightly introduced to Linux, you can get started with it, and run it as a second operating system. Here is how to do it.

Make sure you find a reputable source to get your Linux download from linux.com is a good place to start. Also pay attention to the size of the operating system. There are “bare” copies of Linux which are only 10MB, and run from the RAM in your computer, and there are other versions which take up several gigabytes of space on your drive. Here the choice depends on the use.

Once you find the Linux version you want (Download Linux TURNKEY version). You can either save it to a disc or burn it to a CD or DVD for later installing it, or save it to a file and run it when you like. When you run the install, you want to make sure your computer boots from the disc, and the process will take you through and ask you if you want it to install it “next to” your Windows operating system. If you do this, then when your computer first starts up, you will have to choose to boot with Linux or Windows. You can also have the “dual boot” option in some installer versions of Linux.

If your version does not offer dual boot when you install it, then you can find information on how to do this by doing a quick search on your favorite search engine, or I can write another article about how to do it. Just let me know if you would like to know how to set up a computer to run multiple operating systems at the same time.

Now you know more about Linux, and where to find the best versions of the operating system. Linux has many uses and is not “normally” used for casual “Internet Surfing”. But its main advantage over Windows is that it is free, and therefore people are not so interested in “hacking” it. Now you are ready to install Linux as a second operating system.