Head over to http://www.ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download. If you like, you canthe ‘Begin Download’ button which will download the entire file over HTTP (a single connection from the Ubunutu server to your computer). This is fine for smaller files, howerver, I will reccomend a few better options that can save a good amount of time and help conserve bandwidth. Click “Alternative download options, including Ubuntu installer for Windows”. Now, find and click the link that says “Bittorent”. If you do not have Bittorent software installed, download uTorrent.
(A bit about Bittorrent: Bittorent is a technology that allows a large number users to download files at high speed while reducing the bandwidth consumed. It does this by allowing users to connect to a ’swarm’ and share the files amongst themselves. The first ’seeder’ will upload a copy to the ‘peers’ who will receive different parts of the file. In theory, at least 100% of the file has been distributed among the peers, the original seeder can leave and the file can sucessfully be transmitted to an unlimited number of peers. To understand more, see the uTorrent User Manual.)
You will want to choose “ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent”. The Alternate version is a text-based install that is quicker and just as easy as the “Dekstop” version. I reccomend it. Ubuntu 9.10 is the latest version, released in October (10) of 2009. Save and Open the .torrent file with uTorrent. uTorrent will prompt you for a place to save the Ubunutu.iso file. Choose a destination and go make yourself some tea.
After thee ISO has downloaded you can install it on your hard disc to run as a replacement for XP, or in addition to XP by using Vitural Box.
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