Help Me Enjoy [Install] Kubuntu Please

[logan01]

Welcome.

The first thing you will need to do is use the Windows 10 Disk Management Utility (or what ever it is called) to shrink the space on the drive that Windows 10 has 'reserved' for itself, which is all of the drive space. Once that is done, you will have unallocated space that can be used for installation of Kubuntu. It is recommended that you prepare this unallocated space with another program -- GParted -- which is free and a downloadable 'live' .iso file. We are going to need other information about your laptop: make and model, and when it was purchased.

Others will chime in here to provide you with the help you have requested and need. So stay tuned!

Thanks.

Specs:

~Windows 10 (x64) (build 10240)
Install Language: English(United States)
System Locale: English (United States)
Installed:7/31/2015 1:42:25 PM
Boot Mode: UEFI with successful Secure Boot


.15 gigahertz Intel Celeron N2830
56 kilobyte primary memorycache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache


498.11 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
396.29 GigabytesHard Drive Free Space


Much more data if needed. This is from Belarc Advisor.

[Snowhog]

Welcome.

The first thing you will need to do is use the Windows 10 Disk Management Utility (or what ever it is called) to shrink the space on the drive that Windows 10 has 'reserved' for itself, which is all of the drive space. Once that is done, you will have unallocated space that can be used for installation of Kubuntu. It is recommended that you prepare this unallocated space with another program -- GParted -- which is free and a downloadable 'live' .iso file. We are going to need other information about your laptop: make and model, and when it was purchased.

Others will chime in here to provide you with the help you have requested and need. So stay tuned!

[logan01]

I'm a Linux newbie. Yesterday I downloaded the live version of Ubuntu 14.04.3. After getting a bit familiar with it I was highly impressed; to the point where I now want to install Linux to my laptop. I have decided on Kubuntu after conducting much research and pretty much becoming overwhelmed by it all.

I wish to keep Windows 10 though I hope it's in my past. I know nothing about partitioning and all that kind of thing. I can follow instructions well if they're clear and concise.

I'm ready to download, what do I do?

Thank you