Ibm thinkpad time to reformat and do away with windows xp how do I do it

Here's a detailed tutorial on how to install Ubuntu on your laptop:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installing

HTH.

think-pad r50 40gb hard drive problem I loaded three (3) versions of Ubuntu on a semi partitioned hard drive and now I keep getting warnings that I am extremely low on space "73mb" and now I need to get rid of partitions and the extra 2 O.P. of Linux I also came across a install disk of free-spire that I would like to use whats the trade off between both systems any help to these questions

Boot from Ubuntu install cd and using the menu System→Administration→gparted (partitions editor) you can delete resize all your hard-disk partitions...

thanks for your help Marco but don't have the cd inquestion I hadd loaded ubanto thru a flash drive and that was formatted , where can I down load that in stall file i had used wubi for full installation.

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Subject: Re: [Question #118330]: Ibm thinkpad time to reformat and do away with windows xp how do I do it
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Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 9:47 PM

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marcobra (Marco Braida) proposed the following answer:
Boot from Ubuntu install cd and using the menu
System→Administration→gparted (partitions editor) you can delete resize
all your hard-disk partitions...

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Here some general note on install Ubuntu and howto to get a good ubuntu iso cd image (.iso) to burn on a cd:

- Here the steps to install Ubuntu 10.04 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GraphicalInstall
- Here a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaqaDZZ_P0g&feature=fvw

The main ubuntu site is this: www.ubuntu.com and the download location is this
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

Ubuntu prerequisites: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
Ubuntu 10.04 release notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes

1) please download the 700 mb file http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download simply press on download button
To avoid download errors download the desired ubuntu iso install cd image using the torrent protocol.

- if you are using Windows please install a torrent client i suggest you http://deluge-torrent.org/
and download the iso using a .torrent link from here:
http://releases.ubuntu.com/10.04/ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

2) PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK the md5sum of downloaded file to be sure it have no error https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM
Only if the md5sum number match with this: http://releases.ubuntu.com/10.04/MD5SUMS go to the next steps.

3) burn the iso image onto a cd, to do it install and use http://infrarecorder.org/?page_id=5 burn the cd at lower speed you can do and activate the data verify

4) insert the self made install cd into your pc cdrom drive and reboot your pc. YOU MUST NOT SEE Windows starting and you can try Ubuntu from cdrom and then install it

If you have trouble with installation (the system freeze or you can't complete it) be sure to read the above suggestions, then:

1.a ) Please boot entirely (you must not see windows starting) from Ubuntu live install cd and when the system start to boot from cd you will see two bottom screen icons (keyboard and man inside circle ) please press space (choose your desired language) then a screen textual center menu will appear to you with this items in it:

Try Ubuntu without installing
Install Ubuntu
Check disc for defects
Test memory
Boot from first hard disk

Please select "Check disc for defects" and press enter to test if your cd-driver can read in a good way the live install cd... or if the install cd have some defective file in it.
Then please also perform a Test memory to be sure your pc RAM memory have not any issue

If you get a blank screen at boot after install or booting from the Ubuntu install cd please read:

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-fix-ubuntu-10-04-lts-lucid-blank-screen-at-startup.html