CyberAbc 290 Report post Posted June 8, 2013 Ubuntu is the most popular Linux operating system distribution. It is recommended to new Linux users because of its ease and relatively widespread use. Before you start, choose a flavour of Ubuntu and if you want a text or graphical installation. 1.If you have an older PC with less than 256MB RAM seek the Alternate CD which uses a text installation (but ultimately installs a graphical environment). Consider which desktop environment you prefer: Ubuntu (the most popular) has Gnome which resembles Mac OS X Kubuntu has KDE which resembles Windows Xubuntu has Xfce which is faster and good for older PCs. 3 Download and burn the image file (.iso) of the LiveCD from the Ubuntu website, buy a CD or book with a CD, or get a CD shipped to you at no charge from Shipit. If you have an older PC with less than 256MB RAM seek the Alternate CD which uses a text installation (but ultimately installs a graphical environment). 4 When any operating system (e.g. Windows) is already present and you want a dual boot system (both Windows and Ubuntu), then defragment your hard disk now. This may take an hour or so. 5 Put the CD in and reboot your PC. If it does not boot from the CD automatically, enter your BIOS or Boot menu (by restarting pressing F12 for Acer and Dell laptops, usually F2 for most other PCs) and either select where to boot from (select CD drive), or change the boot order/priority and restart. 6 Wait for a menu to appear on the screen. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes. 7 Check disk for defects to be sure that there are no errors on the CD. There probably aren't. This is actually one of the options on the first menu, so one doesn't really need to install the dedicated program winMd5sum for this. This will take a minute or so, and it's worth it. Errors are likely to come from a faulty disc or the way the disc has been burned, not from the downloaded image. 8 Load Ubuntu. At the menu, choose "Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer". 9 The LiveCD will now load. This is a full Ubuntu installation running on your RAM, it hasn't changed your hard disk drive at all. 10 If you want to read more about Ubuntu, click on Examples and have a look at some of the files, if not, jump straight onto install. 11 Install. There is a link to this on the desktop. 12 Fill in your personal data, don't worry, this is only used to help configure your system, pick everything for your region. 13 Click Guided - Erase entire disk... only if you wish to install Linux and erase whatever else is currently on your computer (Windows, files, settings). If you wish to dual boot with another OS, choose the amount of hard drive space you want the new Linux partition to take up. 14 If you have a compatible operating system, you can migrate files and settings from it to your new Ubuntu install (7.04 up). 15 Ubuntu will now install. Enjoy. Source:wiki ehow 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
