How To Install ubuntu 12.04 version, this document guides you in Installing Ubuntu Operating System on Virtual or Physical box.

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Contents
Overview.......................................................................................................................................................1
Applies To......................................................................................................................................................1
Step 1: Choose Installation Language...........................................................................................................1
Step 2: Choose Installation Type...................................................................................................................1
Step 3: Select a Language – Installation Process ..........................................................................................2
Step 4: Select your Location..........................................................................................................................2
Step 5: Configure the Keyboard - Detect keyboard......................................................................................3
Step 6: Configure the keyboard – Manual....................................................................................................3
Step 7: Configure the keyboard Layout ........................................................................................................4
Step 8: Configure the network – hostname..................................................................................................4
Step 9: Setup users .......................................................................................................................................5
Step 10: Set User Password ..........................................................................................................................5
Step 11: Re-enter Password..........................................................................................................................6
Step 12: Encrypt Home Directory .................................................................................................................6
Step 13: Configure the Clock.........................................................................................................................7
Step 14: Partition Disks – Different schemes................................................................................................7
Step 15: Partition Disks (LVM) ......................................................................................................................8
Step 16: Partition Disks (LVM) ......................................................................................................................8
Step 17: Partition Disks (LVM) - Size.............................................................................................................9
Step 18: Partition Disks (LVM) – Validate .....................................................................................................9
Step 19: Configure Package Manager.........................................................................................................10
Step 20: Configuring Auto Updates ............................................................................................................10
Step 21: Software Install.............................................................................................................................11
Step 22: GRUB Boot Loader ........................................................................................................................11
Step 23: Finish Install ..................................................................................................................................12

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Overview
This Guide will help you in installing Ubuntu 12.04 version – fresh install.
Applies To
Ubuntu 12.04
Step 1: Choose Installation Language
Choose the language to be installed.
Step 2: Choose Installation Type
Choose the installing type, typically Install Ubuntu Server for current system install.

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Step 3: Select a Language – Installation Process
Choose the language to be used for the installation process.
Step 4: Select your Location
Choose the location is typically used to set time zone and system locale for installing the location related
help files.

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Step 5: Configure the Keyboard - Detect keyboard
Keyboard can be detected by the installer; we can choose it manually by choosing the option “<No>”
Step 6: Configure the keyboard – Manual
Choose the keyboard that needs to be configured, typical your language.

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Step 7: Configure the keyboard Layout
Configure the Keyboard layout according to the machine operating system.
Step 8: Configure the network – hostname
Enter the hostname to be set for the computer where you are installing the operating system.

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Step 9: Setup users
Set the user name that needs to be created upon installation process.
Step 10: Set User Password
Set the password for the user

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Step 11: Re-enter Password
Re-enter the password for the user
Step 12: Encrypt Home Directory
Users home directory can be encrypted for better security, else choose option “<No>”

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Step 13: Configure the Clock
Set the time zone the installation process would detected automatically, if you time zone is not correct
select “<No>” option to set it manually.
Step 14: Partition Disks – Different schemes
Choose the type partition method (guided or Manual partitioning) that you would like to opt.

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Step 15: Partition Disks (LVM)
To reconfigure the disks for the partition table for the disk, changes have to written, typically if you are
not upgrading choose the option “<Yes>” also validate the disk that gets listed.
Step 16: Partition Disks (LVM)
Choose the option “<Yes>” to configure LVM.

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Step 17: Partition Disks (LVM) - Size
Set the partition size to be configured for the operating system.
Step 18: Partition Disks (LVM) – Validate
Configured disk is listed, validate reconfigured disk before and after; To accept the changes choose the
option “<Yes>”

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Step 19: Configure Package Manager
Set the Package Manager location, else click on “<Continue>”.
Step 20: Configuring Auto Updates
Choose the method for managing upgrades on the system; typically we could set “No automatic updates”

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Step 21: Software Install
Choose the additional software(s) to be installed along with the OS installation, optionally you could
choose “OpenSSH server”
Step 22: GRUB Boot Loader
Install the boot loader, choose the option “<Yes>”

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Step 23: Finish Install
Select the option “<Continue>” to complete the installation process and to reboot the system, ensure
that you remove installation media.