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How to Download and Install ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Friends Cool, letz now see how to download and install   ubuntu10.04 LTS   in our PC/Lap with multiple os support , U can have ubuntu10.04 alongside other windows OS.

First download the ubuntu 10.04 LTS stable version

Then follow the following steps

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Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04) is the most famous Linux system in the planet. Not only that, recently, it started its journey to become the famous operating system in the world by beating Microsoft Windows! But, there are many people around the world who don’t know how to install Ubuntu on their systems. So, today we are going to show them how to safely install Ubuntu in their machines!
First, What do we need to start?

• 1 GHz x86 Processor
• You must have at least 512 MB of RAM to run the alternate install CD (384MB of RAM is required to use the live CD based installer).
• Install requires at least 5 GB of disk space.
• You will also need to have an Ubuntu CD image which you can get from the Ubuntu Download page.
• After you download it burn it to a CD.

Now, Lets See How to Install Ubuntu 10 :
1)As the first step we need to set-up your BIOS settings. This is a bit hard to explain but easy to do. Its hard to explain because different people have different versions of BIOS in their systems. So I’ll explain it briefly :

• Login to your BIOS. To do this you have to press DEL or F1 or F2, this may differ according to your own version. When booting up it will show you what key to press, so keep your eyes open!
• Once you login, go to the section which will allow you to change the boot settings, and set CD-ROM or Removable Media as the first boot device.
• After that press F10 (or any other key specified by the system) to save and exit.

2) Next put your Ubuntu CD into the system and boot it. Then you’ll see a screen as follows :

Ubuntu Install – Welcome

• First select your language from the list shown in the left side of the screen.
• And select “Install Ubuntu 10.04 LTS” as shown in the image above.

3) Next you have to select your time zone. Select your region from the left drop down list and select your zone from the right drop down list. Or you can simply select your country from the map. Unlike the other versions, Ubuntu 10.04 will try to automatically determine your location. For me, it automatically detected that im on Sri Lanka and have set the appropriate location automatically. After your done, click on “Forward”

Ubuntu Install – Time

4) After that you have to select your keyboard layout. For most of us its suggested by Ubuntu, but if thats not your layout…. you can select it from the list.

Ubuntu Install – Keyboard Layout

5) Next thing is the most important task so follow the instructions carefully! In the next page it will ask you what to do with the partitions :

Ubuntu Install – Prepare Disk Space

• In here I have no partitions previously defined, so if thats the case you can continue with the layout that is suggested by ubuntu “Erase and use the entire disk”. But you also can do it manually. For people who already have other operating systems or other partitions, Im recommending to do it manually!
• So in here I have selected “Specify Partitions Manually”. After that click “Forward”

6) Now, if you don’t have any partitions, if the hard disk is brand new, then click on “New Partition Table”. Then they’ll warn you about the risks…. now click “Continue”.

Ubuntu Install – New Partition Table

7) Next we need to create the partitions. Select the free space and click on “Add” :

Ubuntu Install – Add New Partition

Ubuntu Install – Set The New Partition

1. Now first you have to select what type of partition you want.
2. Then give the amount of space you need to give for it.
3. Next, the location for the new partition. leave it in its default settings.
4. After that you have to specify the format of the partition.
5. Finally you have to give the mount point.

If you don’t have any partitions, If your hard disk is new :

• Create one primary partition with about : 30% of the free space, Partition format Ext4, Mount point “/”. (if you want, you can make a primary partition with the mount point “/boot” (with about 1 GB) first,  if you do that do not make the root partition (partition with the mount point “/”) primary, make it logical.)
• Create one logical partition with about 5 GB space (This partition should be double the amount of your memory. If you have 1 GB of memory, make this partition 2 GB. But its not compulsory to do like that) , Partition format : Swap.
• Create one logical partition with the rest of the free space, Partition format Ext4, Mount point “/home”.

If you have an operating system installed :

• First make some free space (if you don’t have any). Select an existing partition and click on “Change” and then reduce the size of that partition.
• After that create one logical partition with about : 30% of the free space, Partition format Ext4, Mount point “/”.
• Create one logical partition with about 5 GB space (This partition should be double the amount of your memory. If you have 1 GB of memory, make this partition 2 GB. But its not compulsory to do like that) , Partition format : Swap.
• Create one logical partition with the rest of the free space, Partition format Ext4, Mount point “/home”.

Note : Its not compulsory to crate two partitions with mount points “/” and “/home”. You can make only the root (“/”) partition.
After you finish setting up the partitions click “Forward”

Ubuntu Install – Finished Partitioning

9) Next you have to give your details :

Ubuntu Install – Your Details

• Give your Name, User name, A strong password, A computer name and the login method.
• You may have noticed that Ubuntu 10 will warn you if your password is weak. So, take their advice and use a strong password!
• If you don’t want Ubuntu to prompt you for user-name and password each time you login, click on “Log in automatically”
• But if you want it to ask, select “Require my password to login”
• If you want to encrypt the home folder select “Require my password to login and decrypt my home folder”.
• After you set everything up, click on forward.

10) Now Ubnutu will show you the settings which you have specified throughout the process. Go through it (If you want). And click on “Install”. After that Ubuntu will start installing…

Ubuntu Install – Ready to Install

11) During the installation it will start to download the language packs. Now this may take some time, so if you think you are wasting your time, you can skip it.

Ubuntu Install – Language Packs

12) When the installation is over, you’ll be asked to restart the machine. Click on “Restart Now”. Finally the system will eject the CD. Take the CD out and press enter.

Ubuntu Install – Restart Now

After the re-start, you should be greeted by the login screen of your new Ubuntu system! Use the login details you provided during the installation and start to feel the power of Ubuntu!
Are you new to Ubuntu? Don’t you have any idea about what to do next? Then you’ll better see this tutorial : OK, I installed Ubuntu! now what?

Linux, a brief history

Cheers ! (Original post : here)

Linus Torvalds - the
developer of linux

    Linux is an operating system that was initially created as a hobby by a young student, Linus Torvalds, at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Linus had an interest in Minix, a small UNIX system, and decided to develop a system that exceeded the Minix standards. He began his work in 1991 when he released version 0.02 and worked steadily until 1994 when version 1.0 of the Linux Kernel was released. The current full-featured version is 2.4 (released January 2001) and development continues.

Linux is developed under the GNU General Public License and its source code is freely available to everyone. This however, doesn’t mean that Linux and its assorted distributions are free — companies and developers may charge money for it as long as the source code remains available. Linux may be used for a wide variety of purposes including networking, software development, and as an end-user platform. Linux is often considered an excellent, low-cost alternative to other more expensive operating systems.

Due to the very nature of Linux’s functionality and availability, it has become quite popular worldwide and a vast number of software programmers have taken Linux’s source code and adapted it to meet their individual needs.

Linux became famous bcoz of itz,

• Strong Kernal
• Universal hardware support
• Simplicity
• GUI
• Open Source (No cost, code visiblity)

Linux has an official mascot, the Linux Penguin, which was

selected by Linus Torvalds to represent the image he associates with the operating system he created. 

Although many variations of the word Linux exist, it is most often pronounced with a short ” i ” and with the first syllable stressed, as in LIH-nucks.
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