Here, we will be installing Ubuntu.
According to the www.ubuntu.com website, the required resources to install Ubuntu Desktop Edition are as follows:
- 2 GHz dual core processor
- 2 GB RAM (system memory)
- 25 GB of hard-drive space (Ubuntu can also be installed on a USB stick, memory card, or external drive)
- A monitor capable of 1024x768 screen resolution
I installed Ubuntu on a VM, but the process is the same on a PC.
For those of you that don't know what a VM is, you could say that it's a virtual computer, run by specialized software, either on your desktop or in a dedicated environment. These virtual computers are called guests, and they are run on a host OS.
I personally use VMware Workstation, but there are several out there, depending on your host OS and specific requirements.
As with most OSes, Linux can be installed from a DVD, an...
