Thread: The Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 7.04 LTS)

What you need to start with is a LiveCD of the Ubuntu operating system. The Intrepid Ibex, a.k.a Ubuntu 7.10, will be released on October 30, and the LFY December issue will bundle that. Turn on your Wmdows machine and insert the Ubuntu CD in the drive. In a few seconds you will see a window pop up You will find three options here. Select the second one that says, 'Install Inside Windows'. When you click on this, you will be greeted by another window that says you are about to install Ubuntu. You can see six options here.

Option 1. The 'Installation drive' is the partition on which you want to install Ubuntu. You can change the partition by selecting it from the drop-down menu. Choose a partition that has at least 5-10 GB of free space.

The second option says 'Installation size'. This is the space on your hard drive that you want Ubuntu to use. We recommend you give at least 6-10 GB of space to Ubuntu. Now you can select that too from the drop-down menu. Leave the third option as it is. The fourth option is selecting the language, which you should leave as it is, unless some other language interests you in the drop-down menu.



The fifth option is the usemame. By default, your usemame will be taken from your Windows account, but you can change that if you wish, and the last option is about the password. Select these two and remember it, as you will be needing these to log in to Ubuntu once it is installed.

Once all options have been selected, you can click on Install and your installation will start. At this stage it will basically copy and install some important files on your machine. Once the copying is being done you will be greeted by the screen shown in Figure 5, where you are asked to restart your machine. This will also open the DVD/CD drive automatically and you must remove the LiveCD from the drive.

Now, when you restart your system, you will see a black screen with some text on it. Don't panic or worry. Let it do whatever it has to. Then you will see the text shown in. Now, use your keyboard's up-down arrow keys to select Ubuntu and hit Enter. This will take a few moments, following which you will see Ubuntu on your screen. Wait for a while, the next screen will be an Ubuntu wallpaper and you will see a box where Ubuntu will install the operating system and prepare your machine. This can take around 10-15 minutes depending on your system specifications.

Once the installation is done, the PC will again restart, and once again you will be greeted by the same screen shown in Figure 6Again, select Ubuntu and now you are in! This time, you will be greeted by a typical Ubuntu log-in window where you will have to enter your usemame and password-hope you still remember them. now, you have Ubuntu Linux running on the same machine So, was it difficultSomething important now: you will be able to see other partitions under Pla£es-> Computer, located on the top menu bar of your Ubuntu screen. Remember, if you want to save any data, save it only on these partitions that are also accessible through Wmdows.

If you save anything on the Ubuntu desktop, you will not be able to see it in Wmdows.
I understand the user interface of Ubuntu is quite different from what you're used to in Wmdows, but hey, it's just a matter of time before you get used to this one too. You can read more about how to install software in Ubuntu and many other things at help. ubuntu. com. The URL has everything that a new user requires, written in plain text. So, what are you waiting for; get started with Linux.