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Installing Linux - The Easy Way

The document provides a tutorial for installing Ubuntu 9.10 on a personal computer. It outlines downloading the ISO image, burning it to a disc, booting from the disc, and guiding the user through the installation process which includes selecting language and location, partitioning disks, creating a user account, and finally installing Ubuntu. The tutorial is aimed at newcomers to help them install Ubuntu 9.10 in simple steps.

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Installing Linux - The Easy Way

The document provides a tutorial for installing Ubuntu 9.10 on a personal computer. It outlines downloading the ISO image, burning it to a disc, booting from the disc, and guiding the user through the installation process which includes selecting language and location, partitioning disks, creating a user account, and finally installing Ubuntu. The tutorial is aimed at newcomers to help them install Ubuntu 9.10 in simple steps.

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Ubuntu 9.

10, also known as the Karmic Koala, arrived exactly on


October 29, 2009 and is the eleventh release of Ubuntu OS. We've
created the following tutorial to teach Linux newcomers how to
install the Ubuntu 9.10 operating system on their personal
computer. Therefore, it is addressed to people who have just
heard about Ubuntu, those who have never installed Ubuntu
before and want to test it, but don't know how.

The tutorial will make things very simple for you, but if you get
stuck somewhere in the middle of the installation and you need
help, do not hesitate to use our commenting system at the end of
the article!

Requirements:

You will need the Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop ISO image that
corresponds to your hardware architecture (i386 or amd64), and
which can be downloaded from here. When the download is over,
burn the ISO image with your favorite CD/DVD burning application
(Nero, CDBurnerXP, Roxio) on a blank CD at 8x speed.

Reinsert or leave the CD in your CD/DVD-ROM device and reboot


the computer in order to boot from the CD. Hit the F8, F11 or F12
key (depending on your BIOS) to select the CD/DVD-ROM as the
boot device.

Select your language when asked...


Select the second option "Install Ubuntu," and hit the "Enter" key...

Wait for the CD to load into RAM...


You will see the wallpaper for a few seconds. When the installer
appears, you will be able to select your native language for the
entire installation process. Click the "Forward" button to continue...

Where are you?

The second screen will feature a map of the Earth. Upon the
selection of your current location, the time for the final system will
adjust accordingly. You can also select your current location from
the drop down list situated at the bottom of the window. Click the
"Forward" button after you have selected your desired location...

Test your keyboard

On the third screen, you will be able to choose a desired keyboard


layout. But the default automatic selection should work for most of
you. Click the "Forward" button when you have finished with the
keyboard configuration...
Hard disk partitioning

You have four options here:

1. If you have another operating system (e.g. Windows XP) and you
want a dual boot system, select the first option: "Install them side
by side, choosing between them at each startup."
Editor's Note: This option will ONLY appear if you have another
operating system installed, such as Microsoft Windows. Remember
that, after the installation, the Windows boot loader will be
overwritten by the Ubuntu boot loader!

2. If you want to delete your existing operating system, or the hard


drive is already empty and you want to let the installer
automatically partition the hard drive for you, select the second
option, "Use the entire disk."

Editor's Note: This option is recommended for most users who do


not have another operating system installed or who want to erase
an existing one, for example Windows OS.

3. The third choice is "Use the largest continuous free space" and it
will install Ubuntu 9.10 in the unpartitioned space on the selected
hard drive.

4. The fourth choice is "Specify partitions manually" and it is


recommended ONLY for advanced users, to create special partitions
or format the hard drive with other filesystems than the default one.
But it can also be used to create a /home partition, which is very
useful in case of reinstalling the whole system.
Here's how you do a manual partitioning with /home:

- Select the "Specify partitions manually (advanced) and click the


"Forward" button;

- Make sure that the selected hard drive is the right one. /dev/sda is
the first physical hard drive. /dev/sdb is the second hard drive in
your machine. So, make sure that you know which is the one you
want to format! Otherwise, you will lose ALL YOUR DATA on that
hard drive;

- Let's say that the selected drive is empty (no other operating
system or important data on it), but it has some partitions on it.
Select each one of those partitions and click the "Delete" button.
After a few seconds, it will say "free space". Do this with the other
partitions from the selected hard drive, until they're all deleted and
you have a single "free space" line;

- With the "free space" line selected, click on the "Add" button. In
the new window, type 2000 in the "New partition size in
megabytes" field and select the "swap area" option from the "Use
as:" drop down list. Click the OK button and, in a few seconds, you'll
notice a "swap" line with the specified size;

- With the "free space" line selected, click on the "Add" button. In
the new window, select the "Primary" option, type a value between
10,000 and 50,000 in the "New partition size in megabytes" field
and select / as the "Mount point". Click the OK button and in a few
seconds, you'll notice an "ext4 /" line with the specified size;

- With the "free space" line selected, click on the "Add" button. In
the new window, select the "Primary" option, type a value between
30,000 and 50,000 (or whatever space you have left on the drive) in
the "New partition size in megabytes" field and select /home as the
"Mount point." Click the OK button and, in a few seconds, you'll
notice an "ext4 /home" line with the specified size.
This is how your partition table should look like. If so, click the
"Forward" button to continue with the installation...

WARNING: Be aware that all the data on the selected hard drive or
partition will be ERASED and IRRECOVERABLE.

Click the "Forward" button to continue with the installation...


Who are you?

On this screen, you must do exactly what the title says. Fill in the
fields with your real name, the name you want to use to log in on
your Ubuntu OS (also known as the "username," which will be
required to log in to the system), the password and the name of the
computer (automatically generated, but can be overwritten).

Also at this step, there's an option called "Log in automatically." If


you check the box on this option, you will automatically be logged
in to the Ubuntu desktop. Click the "Forward" button to continue...

Are you really ready for Ubuntu?

This is the final step of the installation. Here, you can select to
install the boot loader on another partition or hard drive than the
default one, but it is only recommended for advanced users. If
someone is installing to a USB memory stick, as if it was a USB hard
drive, then they should know that the installer will mess with their
computer's hard disk drive MBR (thanks to Donald for the info on
this one!).

Therefore, click the "Advanced" button and select the correct drive
(the USB stick in this case)...
Click the "Install" button to start the installation process...

The Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system will be installed...


After approximately 10 to 18 minutes (depending on your
computer's specs), a pop-up window will appear, notifying you that
the installation is complete, and you'll need to restart the computer
in order to use the newly installed Ubuntu operating system. Click
the "Restart Now" button...

The CD will be ejected; remove it and press the "Enter" key to


reboot. The computer will be restarted and, in a few seconds, you
will see the Ubuntu boot splash and Xsplash...

At the login screen, click on your username and input your


password. Click Log In or hit Enter...
Have fun using Ubuntu 9.10!

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