#title Installing Ubuntu ## try to use a title for the page which uses capitalization and spaces between words, as above ||<>|| = Installing Ubuntu = 1. [[GettingUbuntu|Get an Ubuntu installation disk]] (liveDVD or liveUSB). 1. Insert the Ubuntu disk into your DVD drive. (or connect your [[Installation/FromUSBStick |liveUSB]]) 1. Make sure that your BIOS (boot order) is set to boot from a DVD/USB before a hard drive. If you are installing for the first time on a computer which came with Windows 8 installed, you may be sure that the boot order is NOT factory-set to boot from the DVD. You must change the factory setting. Please refer to [[BootFromCD]] 1. Start or restart your computer. If you do not see the Ubuntu logo, please refer to [[BootFromCD]]. 1. Choose the '''Try Ubuntu''' option in order to check that your hardware (screen, keyboard, internet...) is correctly recognized by Ubuntu. 1. Backup your documents on an external disk or DVDs 1. When you are ready to install Ubuntu on your hard disk, click the '''Install Ubuntu''' button. The installation wizard will appear: == Selecting language == {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1349879126.png}} Select your desired language and click '''Continue'''. The '''Preparing to install Ubuntu''' window appears. == Preparing to install Ubuntu == {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1349879926.png}} Select the desired options. Click '''Continue'''. The '''Installation type''' window appears. == Installation type == {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1349879961.png}} Several choices are available: - If you want to install Ubuntu alongside you other systems (eg alongside Windows), select the '''Install Ubuntu alongside them'''. - If you want to install Ubuntu over your entire hard drive, select '''Erase disk and install Ubuntu''', then select the hard drive that you want to install Ubuntu. Warning: this will erase all data and systems that are currently on the disk. - If you want to manually setup your partitioning scheme, , select the '''Something else''' option. You will find further advice on the [[DiskSpace]] page. Click '''Install now'''. From this point, the installation cannot be cancelled. Few additional parameters need to be setup. The '''Where are you?''' window appears. == Where are you? == {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1349881173.png}} Select the location closest to your location. Click '''Continue'''. The '''Keyboard layout''' window appears. == Keyboard layout == {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1349880847.png}} Select the correct keyboard layout. Click '''Continue'''. The '''Who are you?''' window appears. == Who are you? == {{http://pix.toile-libre.org/upload/original/1349881198.png}} When the installation wizard finishes, the '''Installation complete''' window appears. == Installation complete == {{attachment:install-step8.png}} Click '''Restart now''' to restart your computer. Ubuntu is now installed. ---- CategoryInstallation CategoryInstallation