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I have two old PCs on which I would like to install a free OS. Each system has 2GB of Ram and needs to be formatted, ect. They will only be used to surf the internet by my grandchildren when they come over. They like Nickelodeon online games.

I am somewhat computer savvy and have installed Windows OS's in the past but never a free one like Linux or Ubuntu.

One of the main questions I have is drivers for devices like wifi adapters, sound cards, and monitors, ect.

I would like a step-by-step approach. How do I do this?

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Patrick Bogers

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pcwizz1

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Thank you all for your input.. I have downloaded the ISO file but neither the 32 or 64 bit image will fit on a "CD". I tried burning it to a DVD (it did fit) but the systems do not have DVD drives. Any suggestions?

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pcwizz1

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I have solved the ISO file issue and it is installing now. Thanks...

rindi

As alternative, most of those distro's can also be booted and installed via a USB stick, provided your PC's can be set to boot from USB sticks in the BIOS. The Unetbootin tool helps create such sticks from the iso's:

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net

If your PC can't boot from USB, the pLop boot manager can help to still be able to boot from USB, but to get usable speeds you should at least have USB2. PLop boot manager is included on the UBCD, or also comes as a standalone tool:

http://ultimatebootcd.com

http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/index.html