The purpose of this series is to provide the new linux user with a step by step tutorial for installing the Ubuntu desktop on their computer. This series could be easily worked through in a weekend.
There are three parts to this series.
Part 1
How to get the Ubuntu CD, either by mail or from the Internet.
Part 2
Setting up your computer to boot from the Ubuntu CD and running the Live CD.
Part 3
Installing the Ubuntu system to your hard drive.
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October 30th, 2006 at 12:21 am
in spots, but that’s better than a sea of acronyms. The instructions are for the Debian flavor of Linux, which is the most closely related to Ubuntu. Well worth a visit. Also, in comments on the Lifehacker post, Tephlon also has a good howto on installing a single-boot Ubuntu system, –>with pictures!< --. Some elements of the install are the same, so the pictures are very helpful. He warns that the installer will wipe out your "whole hard drive." Actually, it wipes out the whole