Re: [tlug] Using Linux for the desktop

[Botond Botyanszki <botond@example.com>]

On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:51:24 +0100 (BST)
Graham Street <gpstreet@example.com> wrote:

> loaded with Windows XP and it didn't come with a CD
> driver, DVD driver or , in fact, a Floppy Drive. It
> does however have a network card and can make a
> connection to the Internet (through the XP OS)

> 1) How can I replace the currently installed Windows
> XP with Linux through the network connection to the
> internet ? <At some point I know I will have to buy a
> CD Rom drive for it......> 
Split up your partitions, download a network installation set of your
preferred linux distro. Then boot into DOS and you should be able to
install from the network. Make sure you know what you are doing when it
comes to setting up your bootloader.