Ubuntu is the smallest and most user friendly LINUX (UNIX) OS. This OS can be used in home computer as it also supports multimedia. Music, video, pictures can be seen here. It is very much easy to install. Though it is a new OS for most of us,
I am giving a tutorial on How to Install Ubuntu in desktop PCs. It is really easy,but as a new user, please follow the instructions carefully and try to follow my footsteps.
Download:
The file size to download Ubuntu is [695mb]
* Click Start Download Ubuntu 11.04 32 bit and save the file in the hard disk.
Click Here to download ImgBurn, file size [1,860KB]. Save the file to your desktop. After the download is completed, follow the steps below to install ImgBurn.
Go to your desktop and double click on SetupImgBurn_2.4.0.0.exe.
Click Run as shown in the picture below.
then click Next when this screen appears.
select which components you want to install and press Next
if you are happy with the destination folder, Click Install
When installation has finished Click Finish. You can chose whether to run ImgBurn straight away, as shown, or open it when required.
If ImgBurn is not already running double click the desktop icon.
At the opening screen, select Write image file to disc.
After complete downloading Ubuntu, Insert a blank CD or DVD into your DVD or CD burner.
On the next screen, click on the browse for file icon, as shown indicated by the red arrow.
Navigate to your desktop and select ubuntu-7.10-desktop-1386.iso then press the hard drive to disc icon as indicated by the blue arrow.
and let it burn to disc. This should only take no more than 20 minutes. When the burn is complete take the disc out of the CD/DVD tray, and close the tray. Then restart your computer.
When the computer first starts up tap the Del key and until you enter the Bios.
Once in BIOS, your screen should look Similar to this:
With the arrow keys go across to Boot and change the order to this:
Ubuntu will now start loading. When you get this screen:
choose Start or Install Ubuntu and press Enter. When Ubuntu has finished loading, and you are on the Ubuntu desktop:
Double click on Install
Choose your language on the side bar and click Forward
Next to ‘Select City’ click on the arrows and find your city and click on it. Then click Forward.
Choose your keyboard layout (the defualt is US English), then click Forward
This screen is just checking the partition on the Hard drive
Choose Guided – Use entire disk and click Forward
Just click Forward to this step:
Fill in your details here
What is your name – Type in your name
What name do you to use to log in – Type in a user name you want. Note you cant have spaces or capitals.
Choose a password – Type in your desired password
What is the name of this computer – Name the computer to what you want. Note you can’t use spaces.
Click Forward
A picture of Ubuntu installing:
Click on restart now
I am giving a tutorial on How to Install Ubuntu in desktop PCs. It is really easy,but as a new user, please follow the instructions carefully and try to follow my footsteps.
You will be required:
- A copy of ImgBurn (Download and Install instructions are found in this article)
- A blank CD [700mb] or a blank DVD
- A CD burner or DVD burner
- A copy of Ubuntu (Download and Install instructions are found in this article)
Download:
The file size to download Ubuntu is [695mb]
* Click Start Download Ubuntu 11.04 32 bit and save the file in the hard disk.
Click Here to download ImgBurn, file size [1,860KB]. Save the file to your desktop. After the download is completed, follow the steps below to install ImgBurn.
Go to your desktop and double click on SetupImgBurn_2.4.0.0.exe.
Click Run as shown in the picture below.
then click Next when this screen appears.
At the opening screen, select Write image file to disc.
On the next screen, click on the browse for file icon, as shown indicated by the red arrow.
Navigate to your desktop and select ubuntu-7.10-desktop-1386.iso then press the hard drive to disc icon as indicated by the blue arrow.
When the computer first starts up tap the Del key and until you enter the Bios.
Once in BIOS, your screen should look Similar to this:
With the arrow keys go across to Boot and change the order to this:
- CD/DVD
- Hard Drive (HDD)
- Floppy
Ubuntu will now start loading. When you get this screen:
Choose your language on the side bar and click Forward
What is your name – Type in your name
What name do you to use to log in – Type in a user name you want. Note you cant have spaces or capitals.
Choose a password – Type in your desired password
What is the name of this computer – Name the computer to what you want. Note you can’t use spaces.
Click Forward
A picture of Ubuntu installing:
