Installing Ubuntu Linux

Posted on May 24 in Tech Stuffby ApplePrint

I thought I was gonna write something about installing Ubuntu earlier. Even the Ubuntu free CD is already received, think I should at least say something about installing Ubuntu. I’ve been searching for tutorial on installing Ubuntu before I started installing it to my desktop computer. Detailed tutorials sometimes just make things more complicated. So, I just follow the instructions available when running the Ubuntu CD (I downloaded the image and burnt it to CD) – and it’s actually very easy, just like how you install an application in Windows.

But before installing Ubuntu, we should know the requirements, although it can be supported by almost every system, even older systems.

Minimum Hardware Requirements
- 700 MHz or better processor
- 256MB of memory
- CD-ROM drive
- Ethernet interface
- VGA graphics interface
- 3GB of available disk space

So, I assume that you are going to install Ubuntu on a Windows system, for dual boot. And just assume that you just need a basic installation of Ubuntu – without worrying the hard disk partition. (if you are an expert, please ignore this entry, this is not for you)You can finish installing Ubuntu Linux in just few steps.
Step 1: Insert your Ubuntu Linux CD and boot it. (assume you know how to boot disc)
Step 2: Choose “Start or Install Ubuntu” when you see the menu screen.
Step 3: Then you will see a Ubuntu GUI desktop, double click on “Install”.
Step 4: Choose your preference language (you probably will want to choose “English”)
Step 5: Choose your geographical location & time zone.
Step 6: Choose your keyboard type (I chose “American English”, you probably do the same too)
Step 7: Fill in your information such as name, login ID, login password and computer name.
Step 8: For beginners (such as me), you would like to choose the first option, and let Ubuntu handle the spaces it need by itself.
Step 9: Last step, proceed to finish your installation.

Basically, if you follow the installation wizard closely, you won’t be lost. Of course, you can install Ubuntu with the “text method”, which I will not discuss it here. You can find more information about installing Ubuntu from many resources available from the Internet.