We need the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop ISO image that corresponds to your hardware architecture (i386 or amd64), and that 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
We will see the wallpaper and the installation wizard. Select your language and click the "Install Ubuntu 10.04 LTS" button to continue...
The second screen will feature a map of the Earth. Upon the selection of our current location, the time for the final system will adjust accordingly. We can also select our current location from the drop-down list situated at the bottom of the window. Click the "Forward" button after selected your desired location...
Test the keyboard
On the third screen, we will be able to choose a desired keyboard layout. But the default automatic selection should work for most of us. Click the "Forward" button when you have finished with the keyboard configuration...
Hard disk partitioning We have four options here:
1. If we have another operating system (e.g. Windows XP) and we want a dual boot system, select the first option: "Install them side by side, choosing between them at each startup."
Note: This option will ONLY appear if we 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 we want to delete our existing operating system, or the hard drive is already empty and we want to let the installer automatically partition the hard drive, select the second option, "Use the entire disk."
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 you reinstall the whole system.
Here's how to 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 our machine. So, make sure that we know which is the one we want to format! Otherwise, will lose ALL 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, we can see 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, we can see 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, we can see an "ext4 /home" line with the specified size.
This is how our 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...
Submission of User details On this screen, we 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 we check the box on this option, automatically be logged in to the Ubuntu desktop. Click the "Forward" button to continue...
In the final step of the installation, we 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.
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 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) operating system will be installed...
After approximately 10 to 18 minutes (depending on your computer's specs), a pop- up window will appear, notifying that the installation is complete, and will 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, will see the Ubuntu boot splash...
At the login screen, click on the username and input password. Click the "Log In" button or hit Enter...
Install Driver Software
1. On the desktop, right-click My Computer, and then click Manage. 2. Under System Tools, click Device Manager.
The devices that are installed on the computer are listed in the right pane.
3. Expand the category of the device that you want to configure NOTE: The device may be listed under Other devices.
4. Right-click the device for which you want to install the driver, and then click Properties.
NOTE: The device may be displayed as Unknown device, or as a generic device. 5. Click the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver.
The Upgrade Device Driver wizard starts. 6. Click Next.
7. Do one of the following:
o Click Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), and then click Next.
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o Click Display a list of the known devices for this device so that I can choose a specific driver, and then click Next. Click Have Disk, click Browse, locate the .inf files that you downloaded in Step 2: Obtain the Driver, click an .inf file, and then click Open.
8. Follow the wizard instructions to install the driver. 9. Restart the computer.