In this article I will guide you how to install Ubuntu linux on your system. There are three methods to install Ubuntu. This are…
- Via CD-DVD
- Via bootable USB
- Via Virtual Machine
But right now I am explaining you via USB because it is more suited to majority. But you can go on other way choose the other options, it only make difference how you prepare your installation media.
Requirement Before Installation Process
1.You need to download Ubuntu Linux .iso Image. Below is the link to download Ubuntu.
Download Ubuntu
2. You need a minimum free space of 4.5 GB in your hardisk to install Ubuntu Linux.
3. Minimum 1 GB Ram to run Ubuntu Linux.
4. Make a bootable USB drive and supportable port in your computer.
Installation Procedure
Step 1. Boot your install media from Boot menu (by pressing f2, or shift, or f4, or f5, or Esc at startup of boot) whether it is USB or CD-DVD. If you have USB then select booting your OS in USB mode or else you have CD-DVD then boot it from CD-Rom. If you don’t know how to find boot menu then you are not able to install via USB or CD-DVD.
Step 2. After booting the installation media you will on this page, look like..
Select ‘ try ubuntu without installing ‘.
Step 3. After step 2 you will get live Ubuntu running via your installation media. You will start the installation by double clicking on desktop icon ‘ Install Ubuntu ‘.
Step 4. Next window will ask you to select your language, choose language you would like to use and click ‘ continue ‘.
Step 5. Next window will ask you to connect to the Internet while installing Ubuntu. Personally I will suggest you to click ‘ I don’t want to connect to Internet ‘. There is a good reason for that. You can update your Ubuntu later.
Step 6. Next window will show how you prepared to install Ubuntu. Ignore this window click ‘ Continue ‘ it doesn’t matter because we are going right way.
Step 7. Next will show you Installation type window, there are mainly three options…
Install Ubuntu alongside Window:- If you already have a window installed in your system then its name is showing there. This option asking you to install Ubuntu with your existing window. It will automatically create Ubuntu partition on your hardisk. If you want dual boot Ubuntu without losing old one then go for this option.
Replace Window with Ubuntu:- If you want to lose old Window and replace it with Ubuntu then select this option. It will automatically create Ubuntu partition on your hardisk.
Something else:- This option is for advanced users. If you want to create Ubuntu partition manually with or without window then you can select this option.
Note: If your system has not any installed window or any other Operating system then then above two options can be different but creating the partition automatically it doesn’t changed. I will suggest you go for ‘ something else ‘ in any scenario.
Step 8. If you select ‘something else’ in previous step then you will on this window of partition table else if you not then skip this step.
Click on ‘+‘ icon after selecting your disk space which you want use for Ubuntu installation. There you need to be create three partition:
1. Swap Partition: With minimum space of a GB.
Use as ‘ Swap ‘
Mount Point: Don’t need in creating Swap.
2. Root Partition: With space you want to use to install application. I will suggest only 50 GB.
Use a ‘ Ext 4 journaling file system’
Mount Point ‘/ ‘ (Root)
3. Home partition: With space you want to use to store your data permanently. I will suggest you to select maximum.
Use a ‘ Ext 4 journaling file system’
Mount Point ‘/home ‘
Remember each partition with its Use as file system and Mount point. You will need this to create each partition.
Now you select ‘ + ‘ icon to create partition in partition table window, you will see look like a window of…
You need to select ‘size’ for space of partition, use as for file system of partition and Mount point of partition. Select appropriate option according to each partion and as each partition is created you will go back to partition table window then you have to select ‘ + ‘ again.
After creating each partition, you can see those created partition on partition table window. To check clearly if you are not a dumb because this is the main part of installing a Ubuntu.
Now select option ‘ Install now ‘ on partition table window.
Step 9. For only those who was create partition automatically then select space then click on ‘ Install Ubuntu ‘. Below steps are same for both automatic and manual partition.
Installation has begun but it will ask few more steps for configuration. It will ask you to select ‘ location ‘, choose your location.
Step 10. Next window will ask you to choose your ‘ Keyboard layout ‘ and then click ‘ continue ‘ after choosing your keyboard layout.
Step 11. Next window is ‘ who are you ‘ asking your name , PC name and account password. Fill the blank and proceed with selecting ‘ continue ‘.
Step 12. Final step, a progressing window showing your installation progress . As the bar is completed your Ubuntu installation is finish.
It will take few minutes to complete. After finished it will ask you to reboot or remain in live version of Ubuntu, click ‘ Reboot ‘.
Now Ubuntu is installed in your system, Good luck! If you still face an issue to install then feed your comment right below to let me know and I will help you..
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