Linux Step By Step Guide Part 1

Now a days Linux became a main stream operating system. Many users are now start using it. But as we know it's like a platform build for advance users so we face a little difficulty in using it.

Hear is the solution for it.
After reading this series you will we able to

• Install and remove linux.
• Doing your everyday works on linux.
• Install and remove packages ( It is same as software in windows ).
• And much more.

Lets start working on it

We can divide Linux in two parts one is for beginners and the other is for advance users

For Beginners

• Linux Mint
• Ubuntu
• Mendriva
• Fedora

For Advance Users

• Red Hat
• Open Suse
• Back Track

We start our tutorial in Ubuntu / Linux Mint

Download
First you need to download Linux mint. Download It Hear

Installing
To install Linux mint you need to make a boot-able DVD or USB(I will discuss it later how to make a boot-able USB).
And then you need to boot your computer with it.
Once it start there is a install mint icon on your system's Desktop.
Now double click on it and a window will open.
Click on the forward button.

Then you have to ask for partitioning If you are using it along side windows or any other operating system then choose partition manually.

Partition
In Linux There are three major partitions

• Root :- Where all your software get installed. Where Linux keep all files. It's like c:/ drive of your windows. It's size is at-least of 7 GB.
• Swap :- It's a virtual RAM of linux where it put all of the files swap from RAM. It's size is usually double of RAM but it depends on your hard disk size and RAM requirement.
• Home :- It's the user space. Here user puts all of his files. Every user related posses have it's memory here. It's size is your own wish how much data you need to save in Linux put it's size according to that.

And some optional partitions

• Var :- It's the place where  all of your FTP and HTTP data stores.
• Usr :- If you are running on a multi-user system them it is the place where your home located

Till now as you done partitioning just click on forward do move further.
Now it request your username and password please supply it and click on install.

Now a pop-up will come and you just need to reboot your system. and it's done.