no, not easily, not for a rookie, and even a net install means at the minimum a mini cd or some floppies and knowing what your doing, a very minimal linux distro will fit on 1 or 2 floppies actually, but if you dont know linux commandline you will be lost before you even get started
yes you can format your computer first, or have the linux installer wipe everything out or do a dual boot, in which case windows MUST be installed first if your gonna use a bootloader not on a floppy
most distros are only 1 or 2 regular sized 700mb cd's and some have a DVD option so you can put it all on 1 disk
as far as installing goes, its much like windows, insert the disk, turn it on, let it boot, answer some questions, and let it install, then configure some things like ethernet,sound, video etc etc
windows and linux filesystems dont play nice together as a general rule, although linux can read NTFS and write to FAT32, so if you dual boot, accessing the other partition from either OS isnt likely or even a good idea sometimes, a second hard drive is really the best for a dual boot setup
yes you can format your computer first, or have the linux installer wipe everything out or do a dual boot, in which case windows MUST be installed first if your gonna use a bootloader not on a floppy
most distros are only 1 or 2 regular sized 700mb cd's and some have a DVD option so you can put it all on 1 disk
as far as installing goes, its much like windows, insert the disk, turn it on, let it boot, answer some questions, and let it install, then configure some things like ethernet,sound, video etc etc
windows and linux filesystems dont play nice together as a general rule, although linux can read NTFS and write to FAT32, so if you dual boot, accessing the other partition from either OS isnt likely or even a good idea sometimes, a second hard drive is really the best for a dual boot setup
