December 4, 2008

Install Ubuntu Linux From CD/DVD

Here are steps the process of installing Ubuntu Linux from a CD/DVD.
  1. Insert the installation CD/DVD in and reset the computer
  2. You can press function keys to display options, select an item from the initial install screen menu, and begin bringing up a live session or installing Ubuntu when you are ready.
  3. As part of the process of bringing up a live session or installing Ubuntu, The installer copies tools required for the installation or to bring up a system from a live/install Desktop CD/DVD to the RAM disks.
  4. The installer prompts you with questions about how you want to configure Ubuntu Linux.
  5. When the installer is finished collecting information, it displays the Ready to install screen/ When you click Install, it writes the operating system files to the hard disk.
  6. The installer prompts you to remove the CD/DVD and press RETURN; it then reboots the system.
  7. The Ubuntu Linux system is ready for you to log in and use.

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December 3, 2008

Install Desktop CD Linux

When you boot a live/install Desktop CD/DVD, it brings up a GNOME desktop, you are running a live session. When you exit from the live session, the system is as it was before you booted from the CD/DVD. Booting a live/install Desktop CD/DVD is a good way to test hardware and fix a system that will not boot from the hard disk. A live session is ideal for people who are new to Ubuntu or Linux and want to experiment with Ubuntu but are not ready to install Ubuntu on their system.

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