Ubuntu Installation using Pen Drive
1. Create an iso image of the 'IT @ School Ubuntu DVD'.
2. Insert a Pen Drive in USB Port. (more then 4gb memory)
3. Open the Startup Disk Creater' window
System --> Administration --> Startup Disk Creater
4. The window appears like;
1. Create an iso image of the 'IT @ School Ubuntu DVD'.
2. Insert a Pen Drive in USB Port. (more then 4gb memory)
3. Open the Startup Disk Creater' window
System --> Administration --> Startup Disk Creater
4. The window appears like;
5. Click on ' Other ' button and select the Ubuntu iso image
6 Select te Pen Drive and click ' Format '.
6 Select te Pen Drive and click ' Format '.
7. If the Pen Drive is formatted and OK, then click the button ' Make Startup Disk' 8. After few minutes the disk creation completed message will appear.
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9. Configure the System or Laptop without DVD Drive as Pen Drive as Ist boot device.
10 Insert the Pen Drive in USB Port and restart the system. We can install Ubuntu just as from the DVD.
It@School Ubuntu10.04 Installation Guide
1.Restart the computer.
2.Press DELETE button in the key board continuously. Or F2 button
3.Advanced BIOS Features- Enter
4.First boot device- CD ROM
5.Second boot device – HDD (Hard Disk)
6.Press F10 to save and exit the changes in the BIOS – Enter.
7.Insert the DVD and restart the System and wait for some time.
8.Select Install Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Click.
9.Select India (from the map ) and click the Forward button.
10.Keyboard layout – Sugested option USA – select – Forward.
11.Prepare disk space – select – Specify partitions manually (advanced ) - Forward
12.Prepare partitions -
(a) Select Free space . ( If there is no free space, select the last partitions of windows os or Linux older versions – Delete – and obtain free spacet )
(b) Add
13.Create partition – Create a new partition
Type for the new partition - Logical (As there is Windows OS exist)
New partition size in megabytes – 2000 (Double the size of RAM)
Use as – Select – Swap area – O K
14.Again select - Free space – Add
Type for the new partition - Logical
New partition size in megabytes – 30000 (If free space is upto 50000mb)
Use as - ext 4 journaling file system
Mount point -select - /home - OK
15. Again select - Free space – Add
Type for the new partition - Logical
New partition size in megabytes – 20000
Use as - ext 4 journaling file system
Mount point – select -/ - OK ( / means root) - Forward
16.Fill this page. ( Name, User name Password etc ) - Forward
17.Migrate documents and Settings – Forward
18.Ready to install – Install
19.Installing System - Wait (just 30 minutes)
20.Installation Complete - Restart now
21.DVD will eject – Press Enter key .
IT @ SCHOOL GNU/LINUX (VERSION 3.2)
OPERAING SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE
OPERAING SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE
STEP 1. Boot from the GNU/LINUX CD ROM
1.Restart the computer.
2.Press DELETE button in the key board continuously. Or F2 button
3.Advanced BIOS Features- Enter
4.First boot device- CD ROM
5.Second boot device – HDD (Hard Disk)
6.Press F10 to save and exit the changes in the BIOS – Enter.
STEP 2. Software Installation
1.Insert the CD in the drive and Restart the computer.
2.Installer boot menu – Install – Enter.
3.Choose Language - English – Enter
4.Choose a country - India – Enter
5.Select a key board lay out - American English – Enter.
Please wait.
6.Configure the network (Network configuration failed ) - Continue – Enter
7.Configure the network - Do not configure the network at this time. Select using the arrow keys – Enter.
8.Host name: debian - Enter
9.Select your time zone – Eastern – Enter.
Please wait.
10.Partitioning method : Manual – Select using arrow keys. - Enter
11.Guided partitioning – Select the last partitions using arrow keys –
(fat/ntfs/ext3/swap) – enter.
12.Partition settings : select – Delete the partition – using arrow keys – Enter.
13.Select the Free space using the arrow keys – Enter.
14.How to use this free space : Automatically partition the free space – select using the arrow keys – Enter.
15.All files in one partition ( recommended for new users) – Enter.
16.Finish partitioning and write changes to disk – Enter
17.Write the changes to disks – Yes- select using the arrow keys – Enter.
Please wait . Installing the base system
18.Root password : - Enter
19.Re-enter password to verify : - Enter
20.Full name for the new user : - Enter
21.User name for your account : - Enter
22.Choose a password for the new user: - Enter
23.Re-enter password : - Enter.
24.Configuring –
please wait
25.Scan another CD or DVD : No - Enter Configuring –
please wait.
26.Select and install softwares –
please wait.
27.Install the GRUB boot loader to the master boot record : Yes – Enter
28.Installation complete. - Continue – Enter.
Please remove the CD from the CD drive .
please wait
STEP 3. login
1.Enter user name : root – Enter.
2.Select – Actions – at the bottom of the desktop.
3.Choose an action – Select – Configure the login manager using the ...............mouse. - OK.
4.Password : - Enter
5.Select – Security – Tick – Allow local system administrator login....- Close
6.Enter User name : root – Enter
7.Enter Password : - Enter – desktop – Logout – root.
8.Enter User name : - Enter
9.Enter Password : - Enter.
STEP 4. To set default Operating System and avoid time out
1.Desktop – Administrator – Startup Manager – Boot options
2.time out 0 Remove the Tick mark from- use the timeout in boot loader menu.
3.Close.
