How to setup a dual-boot system

I will assume you are using windows operating system right now.

One reason why it's good to setup a dual-boot system is that some good games or programs as well as printer drivers don't work in linux even when WINE is installed. Setting a dual-boot system isn't that complicated; just understand its concept. If you only have 1 Hard drive then you'll just have to partition or divide the HD into smaller pieces.

I recommend dividing the hard drive into three parts (excluding the linux-swap, which is automatically created in ubuntu). The three parts are Windows OS, Ubuntu OS, and a Share drive (just in case you want to share files between the two Operating systems).

Okay, let's start:

1. Backup important files either by saving it to a flash drive or burning it to a disk. Trust me you don't want to be disappointed if you lose them. (First time I accidentally formatted my Windows OS empty)

2. Okay, now insert your Ubuntu Disc (Note: whether you have an Intel processor or AMD use the x86 version of Ubuntu to save you the time you spend trying to install Flash 9 using terminals and downloading 80mb files. Just stick with x86 architecture.)

3. Reboot your computer and boot up Ubuntu. (Note: make sure to make booting up from a CD is first priority. You can set this up in the BIOS, which is usually accessed by pressing the [delete] key at the time the computer turns on.)

4. Now when the Live CD is booted up, go to the Administration menu from the main menu and open up GParted or Gnome Partition Editor.

5. Divide the main hard drive into three parts (equal or unequal it's up to you)

a. Right-click on the hdd and click on Resize.
b. Free up at least 3g for Ubuntu OS plus 1g for Share drive (total up to at least 4g's)
c. Right-click on the item you created from step c, and resize it to get another partition for the Share drive

6. Edit the second item and format it to "ext3"

7. Edit the third so it's "fat32"

8. Click on apply if you haven't yet

9. Close GParted and click on "Install" which is on the desktop

10. Keep going "forward" until you get to the Scanning Disks part (Note: make sure you have no USB Mass Storage plugged in to your computer because it will freeze up the installer)

11. When it's done scanning, choose the Advanced setup option

12. Click on the item that has "ext3" as the format and edit it so that it's mount is set to "/"

13. Check it for "Format" and move forward

14. Just finish the installation and there you have it. The next time you reboot your computer a DOS program will come up asking you which OS to boot.

End of tutorial

How to execute .bin files

In case you didn't know how to execute .bin files, there's a way to using the Terminal program. What you need first of all is a .bin file saved under the Desktop. Once you've got one you're ready to move on.

Let's begin:
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1. Open the terminal
2. Navigate to the Desktop folder: cd Desktop
3. Make .bin file executable: sudo chmod +x yourfile.bin
4. Execute the file: sudo sh yourfile.bin
5. The installer should have started already and once it's done you're good to go.

End of Tutorial

Sync iPod's in Rythmbox

To those who haven't been able to get their songs transferred to their iPods using rythmbox, here's a quick guide to show you how to do this.

I will assume that you already have rythmbox since it comes with ubuntu, so I don't have to explain to you how to get that working.


Here it goes:

1. If you haven't plugged in your iPod yet, do that now
2. Once the iPod icon shows up on your desktop, double-click on it and navigate to: iPod_Control > iTunes
3. In that folder, there should be a file called iTunesLock (or something like that), when you find it, delete it
4. Start rythmbox and start transferring your files and there you have it--no need to install Amarok