The Ubuntu operating system attracts many users with its originality of solutions and ease of installation. In the age of total distribution of Windows, free Ubuntu not only retains its market share, but also increases it in the segment of large industrial systems.
Preparing a USB stick for installing Ubuntu
Use WinSetupFromUSB to create a bootable Ubuntu USB stick. You can download the WinSetupFromUSB 1.0 installation file from numerous Internet resources absolutely free of charge. Install the program on your computer and run it. Confirm the selection of the desired USB storage device. Select the Auto format it with FBinst command. Next, select the Linux ISO / Other Grub4dos compatible ISO item and specify the path to the Ubuntu disk image. After that, the computer will display a dialog box asking for a name in the boot menu - specify an arbitrary name. Click the Go button to create the Ubuntu installation stick. Keep in mind that during the download, all files that may have been stored on the USB flash drive before this will be erased.
Computer settings
To authorize the installation from a USB flash drive, you need to make changes to the computer settings. To do this, boot the BIOS and set the USB stick as the first hard drive and the first boot device in boot device priorities. Remember to save your changes when exiting BIOS and restart your computer.
Installing Ubuntu
Immediately after booting from the USB flash drive, the computer will display a dialog box for choosing the language and options for using: installing Ubuntu or launching it without installing it. Confirm the choice "Install Ubuntu", you can select Russian as the system language. At the next stage, the installation wizard will ask you to check for free space and ask you to confirm the installation of third-party software. This software belongs to codecs and it is better to download it. Follow the instructions on the screen until the setup wizard notifies you that it detects another operating system (Windows). There are several options: Windows can be uninstalled or Ubuntu can be installed as a second operating system. The third option applies to advanced users and represents an independent partition of the hard disk.
The most convenient option is to install Ubuntu as a second system. Choose this option and follow the instructions of the installation wizard. Please note that after clicking Install Now, changes will be made to existing disk partitions and new ones will be created. This process will take some time. In the next steps, you will need to select the current time zone, keyboard layout and create an account.
After entering all the data, the installation of Ubuntu starts on the computer. When the installation is complete, you will be prompted to restart your computer.
