1) Download the Ubuntu ISO from
/download and save to your desktop
2) Burn the ISO image to a blank CD using
Roxio CD creator or similar:
3) Run the CD from “My Computer” – the CD should ask permission to run at which point you’ll see this option screen:
Install Ubuntu with Wubi
4) If you’d like to install Ubuntu using
Wubi, select “install inside Windows” and
follow the instructions. Installing with WUBI
is ideal for a first taste of Ubuntu as you can
remove from add/remove programs in
Windows later on. This install process isreally
easy but you don’t get the same performance
as if Ubuntu had a separate partition running
on its EXT3 file system. The following screens
are all based on the Wubi installer process, so
you can follow the rest of the instructions
below.
If you’d like to install Ubuntu separately
to Windows, then skip to point 7) below.
Here’s what you see next:
If you’ve got the space on your hard drive, go
for 30gb or more for the installation size.
5) Now configure your installation using the
simple settings options. You can specify the
location of the Ubuntu installation on your
Windows partition, the size of the Ubuntu
installation, the Ubuntu flavour (Ubuntu,
Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc), your preferred
language, and a username and password for
the Ubuntu system.
When you click install, you’ll see this screen:
As soon as the files have finished
downloading, you’ll see this:
6) That’s it! Click reboot now, and select
“Ubuntu” on the startup screen. You now have
a fully functional dual boot Windows /
Ubuntu machine.
Install Ubuntu on a single (EXT3) partition (separately to Windows)
7) Click “Demo and full installation” and your
computer will restart and boot into Ubuntu.
It’s worth saying at this point that you’re
about to install Ubuntu on an entirely separate
drive partition. That means, you need to make
sure you have enough space on your omputers hard drive to accomodate the new setup. Keir
Thomas found that a partition less than 4gb
would lead Ubuntu to crash during install in
his first look at Ubuntu 9.04 over at
Lifehacker.
Here’s a guide on how to resize or shrink your
Windows Vista partition. Follow those
instructions before you reboot into the live
version of Ubuntu and you’ll have a really easy
time during the following steps. Maybe you’d
like to install from a USB? Let’s have a quick
look at the process of installing from a USB
before we continue:
Here’s how to install Ubuntu on a USB
drive from Windows Vista:
8) Format your USB stick with a FAT32
partition from Windows. You can get to the
format dialogue by opening My Computer and
right mouse clicking the removable drive icon.
Click “Format” and follow the settings in the
image below. You need a minimum 2gb USB
stick.
9) Download UnetBootin. UNetbootin allows
for the installation of various Linux/Ubuntu
distributions to a partition or USB drive, so it’s
no different from a standard install, only it
doesn’t need a CD. The coolest thing about the
application is that it’s a “portable” app. You
don’t need to install it into Windows meaning
UNetbootin will run on your Windows PC
without “admin” privileges.
The new version of Ubuntu isn’t in the
Distribution list supplied with UNetbootin yet, so use the downloaded Ubuntu ISO from
earlier on. Add the ISO using the“Diskimage”,
make sure your USB drive is selected below
and click OK.
The ISO transfers to the USB pretty quickly,
so soon after you click OK you’ll see this
screen:
10) That’s it – when the installation process is
complete, restart your computer and make
sure it’s set up to boot from USB. On my HP
Laptop, pressing F9 on the boot screen shows
a boot order menu. Selecting “USB Hard
Drive” follows a black screen, an Ubuntu logo,
and finally, your new Ubuntu desktop
appears.
Completing your Ubuntu installation,
step by step
Installing Ubuntu is so easy that it requires
very little effort past this point. If you’ve
managed to repartition your hard drive and
restart your computer you’ll sail through the
next few steps:
11) Click “install” on the live desktop (top left)
12) Choose your language in the welcome
screen
13) Choose your location
14) Choose your keyboard layout
15) Set up your disk partition. This is probably
the most “technical” part of the installation.
volume, I never formatted the new partition,
which means the “use the largest continuous
free space” option works nicely:
16) Choose your username and password:
17) Migrate your Windows documents and
settings
18) You’re now ready to install your new
Ubuntu installation
19) When the installation has finished, restart
your computer (you’ll be instructed to remove
your cd rom or USB drive). You’re now ready
to begin using Ubuntu!
Useful tips and resources for Ubuntu
Over the months, I’ve compiled a number of
useful tips and hints to get you started in
using your new operating system. Here’s a few
that people have found most useful
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