gOS is a complete OS, which is indeed is based on Ubuntu, (all
previous versions were based on Ubuntu 7.10, and the new test version
{beta} 3.0 is based on Ubyuntu 8.04) but it still stands on its own,
yes it incorporates parts of ubuntu, but you do NOT first have to
install Ubuntu, then "the rest of gOS".For example, you can run the live gOS CD, on a (x86 based) PC and it will work, no need to first install anything else, actually no need to have a hard-disk in the system.... So yes, you can install gOS 3 on your (Everex gPC2) computer and it will work, even stronger you do not need to install anything for it to work, just put the Live CD of gOS 3 in your CD-player, and boot (reset) your system, and (if your computers BIOS is set to try booting from CD) the CD will boot and you will have gOS, working from your CD, up and running in a few minutes. So you can test it to see if you like it before deciding to install it. When you install gOS to hard-disk, using the installer program you will find on the desktop of the Live_CD, you can opt for using the complete hard-disk for the new gOS, or you can ask the installer to split off (partition) your hard-disk and use only a part of it for the new gOS, and the rest for the OS that is already on you system, be it Windows, or another version of gOS. The installer will then also create a boot system so that you can choose which system to boot. So you can choose whether you also want to keep rocket, or to use the whole disk for gOS 3. On 13 sep, 20:55, Johnuw93 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am totally new to linux in any form, so bear with me. I understand > that gOS is built on a couple of different versions of Ubuntu. So when > you download, say, gOS 3 and want to install it, what have you > actually downloaded? Is it gOS with Ubuntu? Or do you have to get > Ubuntu and install it for the gOS implementation to work? > > I ask because I am thinking about installing gOS 3 on an Everex gPC2, > which runs Rocket G. Rocket G, in turn, is built on an earlier version > of Ubuntu than gOS 3. So if I try to install gOS 3, will it fail to > work because it will be missing the right version of Ubuntu? Or will > it install everything that is needed? Also, if I do install 3, does it > overwrite Rocket, or would I have two separate OS's on the hard drive? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
