The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Lab Manual 02
Installation Method

Operating Systems Lab

 LAB 2 (Installation Method)
Linux & Windows Installation
Let's look the various methods we can use to install Linux (Vector Linux or Ubuntu)
and Windows operating system.

1. USB Stick
This is one of the easiest methods of installing Ubuntu or any distribution on your computer.
Follow the steps.

Download the .iso or the OS files on your computer from this link .
Download free software like 'installer ‘to make a bootable USB stick.
Boot your computer through it and follow the instructions as they come.
 2. Live CD
Those who like the way a CD runs should try using this method.

Download the .iso or the OS files onto your computer from this
link http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop.
Burn the files on a CD.
Boot your computer through the optical drive and follow the instructions as they come.

3. Virtual Installation
This is a popular method to install a Linux operating system. Virtual installation offers you the
freedom of running Linux on an existing OS already installed on your computer. This means if
you have Windows running, then you can just run Linux with a click of a button.
Virtual machine software like Oracle VM can install Ubuntu in easy steps. Let us look at them.
Download and install Oracle VM on your computer.
Click on new on the VM tool bar. Enter the VN Name and OS Type.
Follow the instructions. You will see Ubuntu configured in your VM.

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Double click on it. Ubuntu will load as a separate machine while you are working on Windows

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Testing a Distribution
Those who want to test a distribution before installing it on a computer and replacing the existing
OS would be surprised to know that you can easily run it from the USB stick/CD. Then you can
easily check out the interface. This way you can learn whether you like the distribution or not and
can either install or move on to another one. You can even install Linux side by side with Windows
or any other OS (dual booting). So you can also go for a system which has two of your favorite
operating systems installed on it.

Assignment No 2

1. Practically install different distributions of windows and Linux operating systems

and write the performance steps.
2. Write detail of virtual box installation.

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