Stay connected to the network so we can receive the current updates while we install Ubuntu.

We suggest enabling both Install third-party software and Download updates.

Prepare for Installing UbuntuĪfter selecting to install Ubuntu through a welcome window, we will be asked about third-party software and updates. Look for a short message if our system begins if we are unsure - it will often inform us of which key to click for bringing up the boot menu. The F12 key is the most basic key to bring up the boot menu of our system, but F10 and F2 or basic alternatives. It will permit us to choose the USB device through a system-specific boot menu with most of the machines. If our computer does not automatically boot using USB, try holding the F12 key if you were Computer initially starts. We should notice the similar welcome window which we saw in the past step, i.e., install from DVD, motivating us to select our language and either try or install the Ubuntu desktop.

Insert our USB flash drive simply and either restarts our computer or power on it. Most of the computers will boot automatically from USB. From here, we will choose our language using a list over the left side and select either the desktop first (if we like what we see, we can install Ubuntu through this mode too) or directly installing Ubuntu. Put the DVD into our DVD/optical drive.Ī few times later, we will see a welcome window after the desktop is loaded.It is easy to download Ubuntu using a DVD. We can never be too prepared while it is possible that anything can go wrong.

Ensure that we have our data's recent backup.

Ensure that we have access to either a USB flash drive or DVD drive including the Ubuntu version we want to install.

Make sure that we have at least 5GB of data of free storage space.

Connect our laptop to any power source.

We will need to follow the below steps before proceeding with the installation: In this topic, we are going to install Ubuntu version 16.04 onto our computer using either a USB flash drive or DVD drive of our computer. Also, it is free to download, accessible, secure, and open source. The Ubuntu desktop is easy to install, easy to use, and contains everything we require to execute our organization, enterprise, home, or school. Next → ← prev How to download and install Ubuntu 16.04 1.

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