Steps to install Ubuntu Linux on your System

ubuntu 8 10 desktop edition

After you are done with the initial steps before the installation of Linux, Insert the CD (Compact Disk) of Ubuntu and restart the system. Change the first boot device to CD-ROM because you have to boot your system through CD of Ubuntu. After booting from Ubuntu CD, the first screen that you will see is to choose the language.

After choosing the language, next screen will appear.

install ubuntu screenshot
install ubuntu screenshot

The first option is:

Try Ubuntu Linux without any change to your computer

This option is to try Ubuntu without installing it. It will make Ubuntu load on RAM instead of hard disk.
With the help of this option you can see the interface of Ubuntu as the operating system. If you have never installed Ubuntu on your system earlier then I will recommend you to give it a try by using the first option. If Ubuntu does not run properly through this option then it might show you the same problems after installing it on your hard disk.
The second option is

Install Ubuntu

Here is the option to which you are looking for. Choose this option if you are ready for Installation. Before entering to this option please make sure that you have created the free space as guided in my last article ‘Preparing system for Linux Installation’

If due to some problem this option does not work, then, to start installation process, press F6 and write noapic

The other options are:

  • Check CD for Defects to check the condition of the disk
  • Check memory to check whether the system has sufficient RAM
  • Boot from first hard drive to exit the installation

Now, let us come back to the second option install Ubuntu:

After choosing install Ubuntu, it will start loading Ubuntu kernel and other system files in your system.

After this, the system will automatically restart and start-up screen will appear.

Let me point out here that Ubuntu is not yet installed on the hard disk. You can try the software applications in the Ubuntu start-up screen. If you are finally ready to install it on the hard disk, click on the install icon on the desktop >

ubuntu install icon
ubuntu install icon

It will show the 1 of 7 steps of installation

Step 1:-

install ubuntu screenshot choose language
install ubuntu screenshot choose language

choose the language and click forward >

choose the location
choose the location

choose the city >

choose keyboard layout
choose keyboard layout

choose keyboard layout and click forward >

starting up partitioner
starting up partitioner

It will start the partitioner.

Now, you will see the most crucial option of the installation. Choosing the wrong option could lead to the loss of data. So read twice before implementing this option.

We have two conditions to assign the partition to Ubuntu(you will see one of the two):-

1. If you have unallocated free space, then you will see the options like this.

prepare disk space
prepare disk space

Choosing the first option ‘Guided use entire disk’ will erase all the data including partitions of the disk and create single partition as Linux partition.

Choosing second option ‘use the largest continuous free space’ will assign unallocated free space to Linux partitioning.

If you choose third option ‘manual’, then you will have to assign the partitions manually which is bit difficult. Choose this option only if you know about the manual partitioning of Ubuntu.

Choose first option if you want to use the entire disk with Ubuntu Linux and choose second if you are using dual booting or want your free and unallocated space to work as Ubuntu partitions.

2. And if you have free space but you do not un-allocate it then the options will be:-

prepare disk space option 2
prepare disk space option 2

First option will show the partition that has enough free space for Ubuntu installation. You can adjust the space by dragging through the mouse. And the second and third options I have already discussed.

Tel about Yourself- ubuntu screenshot
Tel about Yourself- ubuntu screenshot

In this option you have to create administrator account with Ubuntu. After forwarding, the next option will appear.

migrate documents and settings
migrate documents and settings

This option is to ‘migrate documents and settings’
If you are using Windows on the backhand, then this option will migrate your Window documents and setting to Linux. It will import all the files to Linux..

Click forward >The last screen will look like this.

ready to install ubuntu
ready to install ubuntu

Click on ‘install’. it will start partitioning and installing Ubuntu Linux on your system.

partition formatting
partition formatting
installing system
installing system
ubuntu installation complete
ubuntu installation complete

 

3 thoughts on “Steps to install Ubuntu Linux on your System”

  1. It is good but i installed the ubuntu without restarting the system i just insert the CD and then ubuntu gets installed

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