Linux101

Starting the Linux Desktop

Firstly...

Firstly, if your computer is has already started and you are looking at a MS Windows login prompt, carry on reading this entire page before restarting the computer - you need to know what to do to get into Linux and get a web browser up and running to get back to the wiki - so read all of this first - print it if you need to

The Boot Menu

When you first start/restart your computer, as the computer is booting, it will offer a menu to you with 2 entries - one will be "MS Windows XP" and the other will be something like "Ubuntu Linux" or similar - make sure you select the "Linux" entry

Start a browser, and get back to here

Regardless as to which desktop you use, you should be able to find your way to the default web browser (usually Firefox), and get back to this page - when you do, take a look at Linux102 - Desktop Basics