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Ok well i have been wanting to switch over to Linux for a while now and never had the chance till now. I have never before ran Linux and i have absolutely no idea what i am doing, so before i start doing anything i was wondering if u guys had any suggestions on what Linux OS i should. What i want to do is run Windows Vista along with a Linux on the same computer so i have been searching for HOWTOs and i found one in particular that i like [url]http://apcmag.com/5046/how_to_dual_boot_vista_with_linux_vista_installed_first[/url] its to run a Ubuntu + Windows Vista. Saying that what i am asking for is: -is Ubuntu a good idea to go with or is there anything better that i can install that will allow me to run WVista with it. -Also anything i should know before buying/download and installing linux would be great. Thanks in advance.

[quote=Shashank Sharma]You can go for virtualization software such as VMWare or MS Virtual PC that will allow you to install Linux within your existing installation of Windows. It's completely safe and I think for a new user it's the best thing to do if you have a fast system and enough RAM. It's certainly easier than dual-booting. You can go in for any of the modern Linux distribution such as Mandriva, Fedora, Ubuntu or OpenSUSE. They are all great and as a new user, I'd recommend you give them all a shot so as to learn how each does things differently and it's also a good learning exercise. I don't understand what you mean by "Also anything i should know before buying/download and installing linux would be great.". There are no pit-falls and no surprises and everything you can do on Windows you can on Linux. I suggest you use Google or your favorite search engine to find out if your graphics card, etc. are supported on the Linux distribution you do decide to install.[/quote] Thx for the suggestion this will be alot easier for me to learn Linux before i actully install it. I have a question though i got MS Virtual PC and i got it working so far i think its working properly. I started it up and i manage to get the Ubunto Live CD working on it only problem is the only way that i can get a desktop to show up is if i boot with safe graphics mode. i am no sure if this is a problem or not but i felt that i should metion it. My real problem is i cant use the cursor and i have no way of clicking the Install icon i been trying for about 30 mins now trying to somehow highlight it and click enter but i cant manage to do it the cursor hasnt moved. There is actully 2 cursors i am assuming the one i can move around is from my host OS. Can Anyone help???? Please and Thank you. Edit: I tried running the Install or Update Virtual Machine Additions and at the end it shows me: [code=xml]Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device[/code] [Modified by: BoBo on December 01, 2007 01:07 AM]

BoBO, try the solution listed here: http://www.nettakeaway.com/tp/article/319/ubuntu-710-and-no-mouse-on-virtual-pc

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Hey dude. To the best of my knowledge its the right ALT key, failing that try the shift key. Kind Regards [Modified by: alpinesatan on December 03, 2007 04:43 AM]

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Al right man thx for all the help

ok so i found a VMAddditionsforLinux.msi and i found out that i need a program like Wine to run the file. I read on a couple forums that i should try avoiding .msi files but i kinda have no where else to go and i am bored plus i knew i would be download Wine anyways. Ok so i follows the instructions on the wine website ([url]http://www.winehq.org/site/download-deb[/url]) on how to download and install the package and i get this error [code=xml]The following packages have unmet dependencies: wine: Depends: binfmt-support (>= 1.1.2) but it is not installable Depends: libaudio2 but it is not installable E: Broken packages [/code] any suggestions?