##Before editing please see notes at the end of the page. They have been "commented out" = invisible except when you are in editing-mode. For example this note itself has been "commented out". ||<>|| = Downloading an Ubuntu ISO = Ubuntu is distributed over the Internet as DVD image ([[IsoImage|.iso]]) files. The GettingUbuntu page has links to the ISO image files, as well as other methods of getting Ubuntu. || If you have downloaded an '''.img''' file, please refer to the [[Installation/FromImgFiles | .img writing documentation]].|| = Verifying the ISO integrity = Before burning a DVD, it is ''highly recommended'' that you verify the md5 sum or sha256 sum (hash) of the .iso file. For instructions, please see [[HowToMD5SUM]] and [[HowToSHA256SUM]]. For the current list of Official Ubuntu SHA256 hashes, see the SHA256SUMS file for the release you're using under http://releases.ubuntu.com (and optionally the [[GnuPrivacyGuardHowto|PGP]] signatures in the SHA256SUMS.gpg file); hashes for the older MD5 algorithm are in the same directory. UbuntuHashes currently has only md5sums. Checking the hash ensures that the file was not damaged during the download process and is 100% intact. = Burning the ISO on to a DVD = || You can also [[Installation/FromUSBStick|install Ubuntu from a USB stick]].|| Unlike a regular data file, the ISO file cannot be simply dragged and dropped or copied directly onto a disc. It needs to be burned in a specific way that expands/extracts the image so you have usable files on your disc. To install Ubuntu from a DVD, you first need to burn the downloaded ISO image onto a DVD. This requires: * A working DVD burner (i.e. R/W drive) * A blank DVD. (recent Ubuntu versions do not fit on to CD any more) Inexpensive "write once" DVD-Rs are a good choice for burning ISO images. == Burning from Windows == ##Added this in for novices. ##Moved this to top as majority of PCs now being sold come with 'it' installed on it. === Windows 7/8/8.1 === 1. Right-click on an ISO image and choose “Burn disc image”. {{attachment:windows7_right.jpg}} 1. Select a disk burner (drive) and press "Burn". {{attachment:windows7_burn.jpg}} || If you check “Verify disc after burning”, it will verify that the ISO image has been burned correctly || === Windows 2000 or newer: Infra Recorder === 1. Download and install [[http://infrarecorder.org/|Infra Recorder]], a free and open source image burning program. 1. Insert a blank CD in the drive and select '''Do nothing''' or '''Cancel''' if an autorun dialog pops up. 1. Open Infra Recorder and click the 'Write Image' button in the main screen. * Alternatively you can select the 'Actions' menu, then 'Burn image'. {{attachment:infrarecorder3.png}} 1. Select the Ubuntu CD image file you want to use, then click 'Open'. 1. In the dialog, click 'OK'. === Windows XP or newer: ISO Recorder === 1. Download and install the appropriate version of [[http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm|ISO Recorder]]. 1. Insert an unformatted CD into your burner. ('''Note''': ''one can burn DVDs with this tool only from Vista.'') 1. Open Windows Explorer, browse to your ISO file, right-click and choose "Next". {{attachment:iso-recorder.gif}} == Burning from Mac OS X == '''Note''': ''To burn most ISOs, you can use Apple's Disk Utility (Disk Copy in older versions).'' 1. Launch Disk Utility (Applications → Utilities → Disk Utility). 2. Insert your blank CD/DVD. 3. Drag and drop your .iso file to the left pane in Disk Utility. Now both the blank disc and the .iso should be listed. 3. Select the .iso file, and click on the Burn button in the toolbar. {{attachment:macosx_disk-utility.png}} 4. Ensure that the "Verify burned data" checkbox is ticked (you may need to click on the disclosure triangle to see the checkbox). 5. Click on Burn. The data will be burned and verified. {{attachment:macosx_disk-utility_burn.png}} ##4. Click on the Burn button in the toolbar. (If you did not select the ISO in step two, you'll be prompted to find it.) <> == Burning from Ubuntu == || The procedure may differ slightly depending on which version of Ubuntu you are using || 1. Insert a blank CD into your burner. A "CD/DVD Creator" or "Choose Disc Type" window might pop up. Close this, as we will not be using it. {{attachment:ubuntu_blankcd_dialog.png}} 2. Browse to the downloaded ISO image in the file browser. 3. Right click on the ISO image file and choose "Write to Disc". {{attachment:ubuntu_rightclick_cd.png}} 4. Where it says "Select a disc to write to", select the blank CD. {{attachment:ubuntu_imageburn.png}} 5. If you want, click "Properties" and select the burning speed. Lower speeds offer greater reliability, but will take longer to write. {{attachment:ubuntu_imageburn_properties.png}} 6. Start the burning process. 7. The program should automatically check whether the image has been burned correctly. 8. If the standard CD burning application does not work, install K3B and follow the instructions for Kubuntu below. == Burning from Kubuntu == || The procedure may differ slightly depending on which version of Kubuntu you are using || 1. Insert a blank CD into your burner. Open K3B from the KDE menu 2. On the near bottom of the application where it says "Welcome to K3b - The CD and DVD Kreator" click "more actions..." and then pick "Burn Image". {{attachment:kubuntu_1.png}} 3. You may want to enable the disk verification option to make sure the image is burned correctly, and lower the burning speed to have more reliability. 3. Start the burning process. 4. You can use the default settings. || See [[CdDvd/Burning]] if you would like to burn from the command line (terminal) || = If the burning fails = If the CD writing fails, try writing at a '''slower speed'''. For better results, try the '''slowest''' burn speed reasonably possible. Most GUI tools have a "Properties" button to select speed but with Brasero those sorts of options appear after pressing the "burn" button first. This is the single most likely cause of problems but is much more widely known than MD5sum/SHA error-checking. Slower speeds ensure greater accuracy. = Checking the integrity of the finished DVD = The [[CDIntegrityCheck]] page describes how to verify the integrity of the finished disk. Please try your DVD as a [[LiveCD|LiveDVD]]. If your finished disk fails to boot when you restart your computer, please refer to the [[BootFromCD]] page. ---- CategoryLive ##Most people using this page are going to be very new. Simple, best compatibility, and the least amount of clicks/programs/skills required. Some things to keep in mind, additional software required to supplement missing functions should use free open source software, limited prerequisites, and should keep with the spirit of Ubuntu whenever possible. This page gets translated into a few different languages, if at all possible any additional software should also be available in as many native languages as possible. ## In Answers Section of Launchpad we see a lot of people trying DVDs or expensive CDs and getting bad results. A CD from a very cheap pack of 10 CDs seems to work much better much more often. Some places call these CDs "write once", some call them "record once". --Tom ## Added a link to LiveCd as most people don't seem to know about it. Those who don't use this and have a problem are really stuck --Tom ##For example, a Windows ISO burning program should work on ALL versions of Windows, using only one version of the software if at all possible. A poor example of a Windows ISO burning program would be http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm as it requires 3 different versions, does not work on all versions of Windows, and is not open source. All of which should be avoided when possible. ##Disagreement: ISO Recorder is pretty easy to understand and very, very quick. A problem with something like Infra is that it needs step-by-step instructions instead of something to the point. ##I agree with you that isorecorder is easy to understand as was the previously listed imgburn, though requiring two different programs and sets of instructions listed to make sure that we are covering the people that might want to burn from Windows(isorecorder doesn't cover 95/98) adds unneeded complexity. With the current program they get a few more features, it works on all versions of Windows listed on this page, they are getting exposed to FOSS. Even if they do not choose to keep/use Ubuntu, they may choose to keep the burning software, and a little FOSS is better then no FOSS. I am not against change at all, though maybe I am just not seeing how isorecorder would be more of a benefit to the users of this page then the currently listed program. I hope some others that have been around here a while will chime in and give their opinions too. --Will ##It's smaller ;) ##FWIW I came to this page, got InfraRecorder, installed, and ... could not make it work on my ThinkPad. Googled, found ISO Recorder, installed, and it worked. So I'm gonna doc it. --tlroche ##Just thinking for you Mac (Ex-Mac?) users out there, we only have Mac OS X on here, shouldn't we really put up a few other versions? And maybe we should go for a few other OS's like ReactOS or UNIX. ## I think it's probably only some Windows users that are a bit clueless about this. Anyone with a non-Windows machine is likely to be a little bit smarter and also probably has easier access to decent tools and is more likely to have used those tools. We just need to help those poor users from the secretive world of Windows imo --Tom ## I think that it is a good idea to make the process as easy as possible for first-time (non-technical) users, and so to do this (on W7) I have moved the pre-installed tools to the top of the Windows section. --John (gerbilschool) ## I think that the spellchecker has too small a dictionary.