Thanks much. I think I get the idea. I will give it a try.
On Sep 13, 4:42 pm, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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?
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