Install Ubuntu Desktop

ian-weisser · 2023-02-03T18:24:59.386Z

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kxuanobj · 2023-06-07T03:25:22.109Z

Could you please provide a multiple-language version? We have a project that has to be built on a Linux-based OS. And we need to provide a quick-start guide for users. Most of them are Windows users, so the first step of the guide should be how to install a Linux-based OS.

“Install Ubuntu desktop” will be quite useful for us if you provide multiple language versions (especially the simplified Chinese version).

bernard010 · 2023-06-07T10:59:25.872Z

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nickdageek · 2023-07-05T10:25:08.890Z

Just tried to follow the instructions for burning the latest LTS Desktop Image ISO to DVD.
Windows 10 22H2 informs me that the file is too big and won’t fit on this disk.
Disk was a blank Sony 4.7GB DVD+R
Can somebody confirm that the current ISO at 4.58 GB will actually burn to DVD?

ernesto-rivera · 2023-07-13T19:13:47.446Z

Step 2 of " Install Ubuntu desktop", “Download an Ubuntu Image”, does not have a link to the “Verify your download/ISO” instructions.
I navigated to this page looking for that specifically, and I was surprised it wasn’t there.

bernard010 · 2023-07-13T21:31:08.304Z

How to verify your Ubuntu download

rakeop · 2023-07-14T10:18:50.395Z

You need a dual layer dvd as the iso has gotten bigger because dvd use is rare these days. Otherwise use the 22.04.1 iso which is 3.6 gb:
http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/jammy/ubuntu-22.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso

Or, if avaliable, you could just use a USB.

nickdageek · 2023-07-14T11:23:02.666Z

@rakeop, thanks for the heads up on why, I ended up burning to USB in the end using Balena Etcher as per the How to. I used to use DVD as the default install medium on older machines because booting from USB was sometimes a bit iffy on older bios versions. Guess I just fell into a habit.
All the best
Nick

pomo5678 · 2023-08-07T02:35:25.756Z

My installation was v18 LTS. The Software Updater would not complete - could not fetch packages from a baked-in name or IP address. Software Updater never get further. Therefore, no option to upgrade Ubuntu in place was ever offered. The only option was to do an installation.

I need to retain my HOME folder, but installation deletes it. I believe there should be a choice to retain HOME when installation option is chosen. This has turned into a full day ordeal!

Now I need to back up HOME, install v22 LTS, and figure out a way to copy HOME into the fresh install. Ugh - a day lost.

I am open to any guidance for this process.

bernard010 · 2023-08-07T03:16:53.150Z

Support
“This is not for technical support questions”

abbi031 · 2023-09-12T05:53:42.702Z

balenaEtcher no longer at linked destination, is instead https://etcher.balena.io/

sarnold · 2023-11-20T20:17:23.118Z

The desktop installer might download an update via the snap store and restart the installation process. Some of our users have found this difference from the tutorial to be jarring – could we add the screenshots of the installer self-updating and restarting from the beginning?

Thanks

probably-human · 2023-12-07T22:50:11.849Z

The BitLocker section should be updated with how to decrypt/remove BitLocker from the command line manage-bde c: -off. this is especially useful if BitLocker is “waiting for activation”:

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corradoventu · 2024-01-04T15:51:47.285Z

Currently the installer does not auto-update: Bug #2047034 “Noble ubuntu-desktop-installer does not refresh” : Bugs : subiquity

sonic67 · 2024-02-25T16:14:45.064Z

Etcher didn’t work with the image, didn’t create a bootable disk.
Rufus did work.

ian-weisser · 2024-02-25T16:42:08.699Z

For every complaint that “X didn’t work, but Y did,” there is typically a matching complaint in the opposite direction. No single application or method works for everybody. New versions of those applications change the calculus, too. It’s a rich tapestry. There are numerous tutorials about how to use each application if the one in the example does not work for some folks.

herrdoctorpep · 2024-03-16T07:50:54.677Z

Suggest to add reference to https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu#5-confirm-usb-device as alternative to balenaEtcher for those who already run Ubuntu.

local-optimum · 2024-03-18T08:54:56.718Z

There is no affiliation with Balanaetcher. We simply wanted a tutorial that could be followed across Windows, Mac and Linux. Those using startup disc creator likely already know how to install Ubuntu since they have it already, therefore we chose a tool that is available consistently on non-Ubuntu platforms!

jmkloz · 2024-04-25T15:11:05.270Z

local-optimum:

An example tutorial for Automated installation is available here.

Looks like a URL is missing here. Could we get that added? Thanks!

local-optimum · 2024-04-25T16:44:17.462Z

Added sorry! There’s still a couple of screenshots I need to update here and pulled together an autoinstall tutorial on my blog last night to help in the meantime: https://blog.local-optimum.net/getting-started-with-autoinstall-on-ubuntu-desktop-24-04-lts-147a1defb2de