Although we are still a huge minority, more and more of us are at least deciding to try Linux, so I think it is convenient to do a small tutorial on how to install any version of Ubuntu on our computer. Whether it is the latest LTS or later editions, Ubuntu is characterized by having a clear and simple wizard that allows us to install any version of Ubuntu on our computer in a few steps.
In order to install Ubuntu, we must get an installation image and burn it to a USB or DVD with which to start the process, the first option being more advisable. Below you have described the steps to follow to install Ubuntu, something we have tried to do as simple and straightforward as possible.
Ubuntu includes an option to try in case we are not convinced by the new operating system
After starting the Ubuntu installation media, the Ubuntu installation/test wizard will appear. In the first window, we choose a language and then click Next.
Later we will see a window with accessibility settings. If we do not have problems with vision, hearing or anything like that, we go to the next window. If we have any problem that we can solve in this option, we enter its configuration and adjust the parameters.
In the next window we will choose the layout of the keyboard, because one thing is the language and another is how the keys are distributed. For Spanish from Spain, you have to use the general option. If we are not sure, in the box below we can write, for example, the question mark, the Ñ and the colon, to make sure that everything is in its place. When we are, we click on “Continue”.
Next we have to choose the Internet connection, whether wired, wireless or none. If we want the packages to be updated during the installation we must have a valid connection.
The next window is where we will choose whether to enter a live environment to test the system without breaking anything or install the operating system. This option was there before, but with the new installer we already configured several parameters before starting. If we choose to test, if we later want to install the operating system we will have to start from scratch.
The next option is to choose the type of installation. The normal one, the usual one, is "Interactive installation." The automated one is for advanced users who know how to create their own installation file. We go to the next page.
Next we will choose how much software we want after installing from scratch. The default option installs Ubuntu and a few packages to work normally. The expanded option is the one that was normal in the past, the one that has more packages installed.
After that, the equipment will be analyzed to see if it meets the necessary requirements or not. If we have passed the test, it will tell us if we want to install the latest versions and third-party drivers while we install. This is the choice of each one, namely that the minimal installation will install the operating system and the programs necessary for it to function correctly, that the option to download the updates will download what it can so that it does not have to be done after the installation of the operating system and that with the last box we will install, for example, support for multimedia formats that may be proprietary.
After clicking on "Next", the installer asks us to tell it where do we want Ubuntu to be installed, on which drive if there are several and if there is only one, choose whether Ubuntu will have the entire hard drive to itself or share it with multiple operating systems. If Ubuntu will really be our only operating system, it is enough to choose the option «Erase Disk and install Ubuntu«. If we want to separate /home (the personal folder) and /swap, we must do it from “More options”, but we have already said that this tutorial was going to try to make it as simple as possible.
After clicking on "Next" we will enter a screen as important as the disk partition screen: creating users. In this step we have to establish our username, password, the name of the team and say if we want it to go directly or not. The login screen is the first, where it asks us for the password, and if we uncheck the "Request my password to access" option, the login screen will be skipped and the system will start directly. It is an option, but not very safe.
Once we click on "Next", the confirmation screen will appear. location for time zone. In some versions of Ubuntu, this screen is replaced by the create users screen, in any case, on the time zones screen, we just have to mark our area and click "Next".
After configuring our user, click "Next" and we will see a window with everything we are going to do. If this is what we want, we click on "Install".
Will appear the typical tour with the newness of the distribution and the installation progress bar. This process is the longest of all, but it will only take a few minutes, it will take more or less time depending on the power of the computer.
And after finishing, we restart the equipment we will find the login screen, with our username and ready to enter the password.
These processes and screens are very similar between Ubuntu versions. In some versions they change the order of the screens and in other versions they change the name, but the process is the same, simple and simple Do not you think?