STEP 1
Download Ubuntu
You can now install Ubuntu inside Windows. It will set up a dual boot menu with Windows and Ubuntu. Read more... This guide will show how to install a 32bits (x86) Ubuntu with the GNOME desktop environment. Most of the instructions will work on a 64 bits Ubuntu as well.
The installation options are Ubuntu Desktop
The Ubuntu Desktop CD is so-called LiveCD which allows you to try Ubuntu without installing or changing your computer at all. The desktop will present an icon that lets you install Ubuntu permanently on a hard drive.
The minimum memory requirement... is 384MB for the LiveCD installation. If your system has less memory, install from the Alternate CD which provides a low calory, text based installation. The Alternate CD is available from the same download link below.
Ubuntu Server
Download the iso (CD) image:Browse to http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download and pick the "Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition - Supported to 2011".
There are both 32 bits and 64 bits versions. The Ubuntu 8.04 Server CD is a professional and reliable server operating system with Long Term Support (LTS). LTS means that your installation will receive security updates and support for three years for the Desktop Edition (till the year 2011) and five years for the Server Edition (to year 2013) !
STEP 2
Burn the CD after download:You must burn the CD as a file system image on an empty 700MB CD.
In WindowsFollow this guide to burn the CD https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BurningIsoHowto
Alternatively get DeebBurner Free edition from http://www.deepburner.com/?r=download
Start DeepBurner and select the "Burn ISO image" option to burn the CD.For the best result, burn at slow speed.Here is also a complete example on howto download and burn a Ubuntu CD in Windows...
In Unix/Linux
The Brasero burner (in Ubuntu w/ GNOME) and the amazing K3B burner (in KDE) have special menu selections for burning of iso images. Look for menu selections "Burn image" or "Burn iso image".
STEP 3
The installation:
4a) Start the LiveCD:
Then select the "Try Ubuntu without any change to your computer" option from the menu .
It will load a fully functional Ubuntu Linux desktop. The "Install Ubuntu" selection will let you skip the LiveCD part and it starts the installation straightaway.
After the LiveCD has loaded, nothing has been installed on your hard drives - it all runs from the LiveCD. You can now test-run Ubuntu on your PC before the final installation.Of course, if you downloaded the Alternate CD, it will start the installation straightaway without any LiveCD desktop.
4b) Start the installation
Ok, start permanent installation by clicking the "Install" icon on the desktop. The installation program will let you create and modify the available disk partitions.
4c) PartitioningGuided partitioningChoose "guided" partitioning if possible. It can even resize and create space on an existing Windows harddisk. Manual partitioningIf you want to slice your harddisk manually, create at least these 2 partitions:* The main partition should be at least 10GB of size.The mount point for this is "/" which denotes the root filesystem. The recommended file system type is ext3. It's a reliable journalled file system.* Swap partition should be around 2 times the PC's physical memory and at least 256MB. The filesystem type for this partition must be swap.
STEP 4
Activate display driver:If your computer has a rather new ATI, NVIDIA or Intel's graphic card then you should install a proper (closed source) driver for it. A proper driver will make your desktop very quick and it will let you play games with full hardware acceleration. Also the Compiz 3D effects (in step 10 of this guide) require accelerated graphic support.
5a) Start the "Hardware Drivers" dialog from the System -> Administration -> "Hardware Drivers" menu.
.Note: If you do not see any lines (drivers) in the list then move to step 5d).
5b) Enable the driver:Locate and checkmark the graphics driver in the list. It will Enable and install the driver. In most cases the graphics driver will be NVIDIA or AMD/ATI. Close the dialog after successful installation.
5c) Restart:Reboot, restart your computer via System -> Quit menu.You should also know that the CNTR + ALT + BACKSPACE keys, pressed at the same time, can restart the graphical display (the X).-----
5d) Check screen resolution:I suppose that you have now logged in to your Ubuntu/GNOME desktop. From the main menu, select System -> Preferences -> Screen Resolution dialog. The installer should have detected and set the screen resolution correctly. Anyway, check it and if it's wrong then pick a new screen resolution from the drop-down list
.Move to step 6) if everything is OK.
STEP 5
Internationalization. Language and Keyboard:Keyboard and language settings ara probably OK but check them anyway.
6a) Ubuntu Desktop and its applications have been translated to many languages. You can set the language via System -> Administration -> Language Support menu. See picture_6a. New language settings will take take effect after re-login (System -> Quit -> Log Out - login).
6b) Start the Keyboard dialog from the System -> Preferences -> Keyboard menu. Select the [Layouts] page. Then add new and remove unnecessary keyboard layouts. See picture_6b.
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