The intention of the page is to gather well-written answers to frequent questions from the Absolute Beginners Forum in an orderly fashion.

Suggestions are welcomed at Feature Requests

The Ubuntu Documentation Team has also looked into creating a FAQ section, you can see their initial list of Common Questions on this pdf document.

Also see CommonQuestions.

Forums FAQ

Installing Ubuntu

• Where to get Ubuntu?

  • alternative download.

  • Minimal installation ISO.

• Which version of Ubuntu should I use?
  • Versions of Ubuntu are released every 6 months named by year.month and a "code name".

    • Releases

  • What does LTS mean?

  • First you should know your architecture or (type of CPU).

• Will Ubuntu run on my computer?

  • Hardware compatibility list.

  • System requirements.

• Should I use 64 bit?

• What is the difference between the Desktop / Server / and alternate CD's?
  • The "Desktop" CD is a "live CD" and boots Ubuntu without changing your hard drive. Use the desktop CD to test your hardware. To install Ubuntu click on the "install" icon on the desktop.
  • The "Alternate" CD is a install CD (no "live" desktop) and is used if the Desktop fails. In addition the Alternate CD allows "advanced" features such as a minimal install, LVM, RAID, and encryption.
  • The "Server" CD is also a installation CD and will set up LAMP. The server installation comes with no GUI (Graphical Interface).
  • The "Minimal" CD is a minimal command line installation. It installs the base operating system and package manager with no GUI. This CD is not recommended for users with slow internet connections.

  • How to boot the live CD

  • Trouble booting from CD?

• How To Install Ubuntu

• How To Remove Windows

Configuration

• Accessibility Features aka Assistive Technologies

• Root / Sudo

• Connecting to the Internet

• Monitor Resolution

• Grub2

• Mounting Partions

• File Permissions

• Recovering Data

• Wine

Multimedia

• Multimedia

• MultimediaApplications

• RestrictedFormats

Security

• Antivirus

• Firewall

Install additional software

Any and all info that you might need on Installing Additional software unto Ubuntu can be found on this page.

• Installing Software in Ubuntu

• Checking Software Installation

Server

Any and all questions you may have can be found here at the following page.

• Server FAQ

Command line skills