Install Ubuntu

There are many common ways to install and run Ubuntu. You can run Ubuntu: 
  • as your sole operating system (single booting).
  • in addition to another operating system (dual booting).
  • within your existing operating system (virtualization). See VirtualMachines for installation options in a virtual environment.
  • from your CD disc drive, using the Live CD.
  • from your USB drive (on computers from 2004 and younger, roughly).
  • in addition to Windows, using Window's Boot Manager, via the Wubi installation
NOTE: Prior to installing Ubuntu in a dual boot, it is recommended that you back up your computer. If things go wrong there are a number of options to get help listed on http://www.ubuntu.com/support


To install Ubuntu 11.04 (which is the latest version of Ubuntu as of now) you must first get your copy of it. To do so, all you need is an internet connection & you can download Ubuntu from its website. Just log on to http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download & download the .iso image on your computer. On the same page you will find information about how to create a CD or usb drive through which you can install Ubuntu. According to your convenience, make an installable CD or an usb drive.

Now follow the instructions to install from a CD

To Install Ubuntu
Ubuntu can be installed with the graphical CD. Make sure that your computer is set to boot from a CD before a hard drive.
  1. Insert the Ubuntu disc into your CD drive.
  2. Start or restart your computer. The Language screen appears. If you reboot your computer and do not see the language selection screen (seen below without the option to try without installing), please refer to BootFromCD.
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  3. Select your desired language and click Install Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. The Where are you? window appears.
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  4. Select the location closest to your location and click Forward. The Keyboard layout window appears.
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  5. If the Suggested option is not correct, select the correct keyboard layout. Click Forward. The Allocate drive space window appears.
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  6. If you want to install Ubuntu over your entire hard drive, then Select Erase disk and install Ubuntu and select the hard drive that you want to install Ubuntu.
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    Click Forward.
WARNING: Installing Ubuntu on your entire hard disk will erase all data that is currently on the drive.
OR
  1. If you want to install Ubuntu on a single partition Dual Booting, Select Guided – resize. In the New partition size area, drag the area between the two partitions to create your desired partition sizes. Click Forward.
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  1. The Who are you? window appears.
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  2. Enter the requested information, and click Forward. The Ready to install window appears.
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  3. Verify that the language, layout, location, and personal information are correct and click Install. The installation wizard begins.
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  4. When the installation wizard finishes, the Installation complete window appears.
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    Click Restart now to restart your computer. Ubuntu is now installed.
Troubleshooting
If the install process fails, trying the alternate (text-based) installer is recommended. The screens during installation are in old-school graphics, but the system installed is similar.
The alternate ISO (as well as the regular ones) can be downloaded here.

Documentation by "Contributors to the Ubuntu Documentation wiki" available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

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