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Step 0 - Download a Ubuntu .iso file, run a file integrity check and burn to disc
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Step 1 - Prepare your PC's BIOS to boot a live cd
Basic CMOS settings in the BIOS to enable
booting a 'Live CD' or USB - BIOS
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Step 2 - Run the Ubuntu Live CD - see if you like Ubuntu and if it likes your computer
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Step 3 - 'Look before you leap', before installing Ubuntu, learn how to uninstall
Ubuntu
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Step 4 - Preparing to install Ubuntu - things you should do to get ready
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Step 5 - Install Ubuntu
Choose from any of the installation guides below,
Ubuntu 'Desktop CD' installation
guides
Ubuntu and Windows Dual Boot on Two Hard Disks
- - applies to any version of Windows and any Ubuntu release
- - includes how to choose the hard disk to install in
- - how to choose where to install GNU/GRUB boot loader
Ubuntu NetBook Install (across two discs)
- - featuring the easy way to make a Persistent Ubuntu USB Startup disk
- - how to create flash aligned partitions with GParted
- - how to set up a swap file instead of a swap partition and tune swappiness
Graphical Installation 'B'.
- - Dual
Boot or multi boot
- - Windows and Ubuntu installed in the same hard disk
- - use the Ubuntu Live CD's installer's inbuilt
partitioner for 'Manual Partitioning' during the installation without moving the Windows7 or Vista partition - Ubuntu / Windows 7
Graphical
Installation 'C'.
- - Dual
Boot or multi boot
- - Windows and Ubuntu installed in the same hard disk
- - partition the hard disk first
using Gnome Partition Editor
in the Live CD without moving the Windows7 or Vista partition - Ubuntu / Windows 7
Ubuntu
'Alternate CD' installation guides
Ubuntu with Windows
- - standard dual boot installation - dual boot in one hard disk
Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows
- - (creating a FAT32 shared data
partition at the same time).
Learn how to multi boot
- - Windows
XP, Debian and Ubuntu Feisty Fawn on the first hard disk
- - adding Ubuntu
Hardy Heron LTS on the second hard disk
- - Installs Hardy's GRUB
in
no.2 hard disk's MBR and chainloads no.2 MBR from Debian's GRUB in MBR
no.1 - Ubuntu Multiple Boot on
Two Hard Disks
Encrypted USB Flash Memory Installation
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Carry your entire operating system around in your pocket or purse.
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Install Ubuntu in a USB
flash memory stick in a LUKS fully encrypted ext4 file system for complete privacy and
security. Ubuntu Encrypted Flash Memory Installation
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Step 6 - Updating, adding software, personalizing, customizing your new operating system
Post-install
Page - Setting up your new operating system and installing software |
Step 7 - More things you might want to know about after installing Ubuntu,
SSH
Network
- Set up a secure Linux home network in minutes!
Back
Up and Restore - The basics of backing up and
restoring in Ubuntu |
8 Toolbox - Other stuff you may never need to know but might find handy someday,
File
Systems and Mounting Page - Mounting and care of filesystems
Command
Line Page - A few of my favorite commands - including hardware diagnostics
MBR
Page -
Master Boot Record Page
GRUB
Legacy Page - All about GNU/GRUB legacy, the Old GNU-GRUB
GRUB2 Pages - GNU/GRUB 1.98 - The New GRUB
LiLo
Page - Learn how to boot with LiLo
the Linux Loader
GAG
Page - GAG Boot Manager, a Windows and Linux booting
alternative
WinGRUB
Page - WinGrub Page (GRUB for Windows),
another alternative way to boot
Super
Grub Disk Page -
When normal booters won't work, you need Super Grub Disk!
TestDisk
Page - when all else fails - partition table recovery - file recovery |
TIP:
If
you have two computers close to each other, it is easy to look at the
pages of
this site in one computer for help while performing an installation in
your other computer.
If you have only one computer, but you have a printer, you might consider printing any
of these web pages so you can refer to them while you are installing.
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Caution:
This website contains examples of what I have tried
and tested and found to
work well on my own machines. Since there are a lot
of different computers
in the world, it is obvious that some details of the
operating system installation process will vary a little between one
machine
and another. The information on this site is not to be taken
as
instructions. You may find it handy though, to see how I do things so
you can decide how you can do something similar. Just be aware that you
will need to use your own common sense and good judgment at all times
and make sure whatever you do is appropriate for you and your
machine.
In particular, owners of MacIntosh computers should seek special
instructions specific to MacIntosh machines. People with Windows
computers with any kind of RAID, or with Bitlocker,
McAffee or Symantec or similar drive encryption should also seek
special help.
Neither the author of this website
nor the producers of any of the softwares being described on this
website can be held responsible for any data loss or damage to
any
machine, whether electronic, loss of data or otherwise, that may be caused by
following any of these examples. Use this information at your own risk.
But having said that,
malware and virus
writers are not very responsible either, so make up your own mind which
you'd rather have, GNU/Linux is practically immune from most of those
threats. If you use GNU/Linux for all your web browsing and receiving
e-mail, you can protect your Windows system from harmful exposure to
the internet. At the same time you can learn how to do lots of new
tricks that only GNU/Linux operating systems can do. You can avail
yourself of hundreds of free software programs and applications too,
that would be worth thousands of dollars if you had to pay for them.
Intelligent people eventually end up migrating to Ubuntu Linux as they learn
how to use it and realize how much more software with more
features and functions they can have at
their disposal. GNU/Linux is also much more robust and secure as it is
'out
of the box'. We also have the exciting possibilities of being able to
learn how to program our own computers and not just depend on others to
do everything for us. You are encouraged to modify your software as you
please, to best suit your needs.
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Off-site links -
Other
Recommended Websites about Ubuntu
If you enjoyed this website and found it useful, you might also be interested in the following websites too,
There is a free video about using the Ubuntu Alternate CD, Installing Ubuntu Part2. You can see that one and others at Ubuntu Screencasts.com - Highly Recommended!
UbuntuHCL.org - Ubuntu Hardware Compatibility Site.
Help
your fellow Ubuntu users by
entering details of hardware that you know works okay
with Ubuntu so others will know what hardware to shop for. Check at
UbuntuHCL before you buy to see if the new hardware you're looking for
will work with Ubuntu .
Visit
Az's UbuntuKnowledge.org
UbuntuKnowledge.og
is the central site where you can find an organized collection of links
to other popular small personal websites that also provide
documentation for Ubuntu.
Find
the information you're looking for, written by people who care and want
to help you have the best possible experience with Ubuntu and Free
Software.
Aysiu's
website, Ubuntu
Linux Resources.
Features Install
Desktop CD Ubuntu , about how to use the 'Desktop'
Live/Install CD for installing
Ubuntu with. The 'Desktop' CD is generally faster
and also easier to use. It features a nice
graphical GParted partitioner so you can see what you are doing.
There is also a wealth of other information at aysiu's site for after
the install is finished too. Aysiu's site is aimed for helping new
Linux users, so everything is well explained.
There is a lot of great information there, experienced users are likely
to learn a few things too.
Gina's Ubuntu
HowTos
Gina's
site contains general hints, tips and links on how to
install
and run Ubuntu Linux. It's concise and easy to understand for
beginners.
Nixie Pixel's Website, Nixie Pixel.com
Nixie Pixel makes YouTubes showing some things we can use Ubuntu for.
They are directed at new users, so anyone should be able to follow
them, and even experienced users can learn new tricks.
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