Hello all,
I did the usual install for windows with vmware and everything in the
tutorial worked fine until I got to the part about using external
script files. Then I was confronted with a command line interface and
(I think) the prospect of having my files buried in a vmware virtual
file system. I admit I haven't read all the documentation yet and I'm
sure there are ways to do it, but it was pretty intimidating for a
newbie.
I decided to install a full linux to ease my pain. I first tried a
generic ubuntu install only to have it put grub on the wrong disk.
(My windows isn't installed on IDE0). So I did a wubi install of
ubuntu and it just worked. Then I did a few housekeeping tasks such
as running the update manager, installing the ati video driver, and
installing medibuntu. Medibuntu is the java, flash, codec, etc
package. There is an extensive how-to on the ubuntu user forums.
Then I downloaded the ubuntu 8.10 linux binary distribution. Ubuntu
put it on my desktop by default. I dragged it into my home directory
and extracted it there. And that, too, just worked. So I thought I
would offer this as an alternative for windows users who are having
problems for one reason or another (or don't know what they're doing
like me, lol). Any and all comments/warnings from the more
experienced users are desired. Did I mention that Sage is amazing and
well worth installing linux to use?
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