Installing Ubuntu

Installing Ubuntu

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Notes

Installing Ubuntu

Notes

This tutorial goes over the option of installing a traditional
dual-boot. If there is any chance you might want to remove Ubuntu and
return to Windows exclusively, do not set up a traditional dual-boot.
Instead, I would recommend you start migrating to open source Windows applications in Windows, playing around with Ubuntu virtually inside Windows, and then use a dual-boot between Ubuntu and Windows.

If you are using Mac OS X, the community documentation may help you out here.



This tutorial features screenshots from Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin).
The screenshots may be different, but the installation process is
similar in older versions of Ubuntu. For Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal),
the screenshots are almost exactly the same as 12.04, except there are
no graphical icons for Installation Type screen.

Installing Ubuntu

Now that you have the Desktop CD, you'll need to reboot your computer to use Ubuntu.
Your computer's BIOS must be set to boot from CD first; otherwise,
Windows will just load up again. To get into the BIOS settings, you
usually have to press one of these keys during boot-up: Escape, F1, F2,
F12, or Delete. Usually your computer will tell you which key to use.