To install Ubuntu outside Windows(dual boot),you need a whole drive and there should be no data in it.The size of installation depends on the total space of hard disk, like if the total hard disk is of 320GB then 50-60 GB can be given to linux.
To install ubuntu outside window , steps are:
1.insert cd in cd drive
2.restart the computer
3.press f8 and then choose 'boot from cd' option
4.then a new dialog box will open . choose 'install ubuntu 10.04 LTS'
5.choose region and time zone and click forward
6.choose keyboard layout(USA)
7.choose 'specify partitions manually (advanced)' option
8.prepare partitions,create swap area ( twice of RAM) , specify the file system as 'ext4' and choose mount point as '/ ' and click forward
9.enter your name , username , password , name of computer and click forward
10.click the option 'install'
11.after the installation is complete , take out the cd and restart the computer
Ubuntu is installed on your computer.Enjoy it.
To install ubuntu outside window , steps are:
1.insert cd in cd drive
2.restart the computer
3.press f8 and then choose 'boot from cd' option
4.then a new dialog box will open . choose 'install ubuntu 10.04 LTS'
5.choose region and time zone and click forward
6.choose keyboard layout(USA)
7.choose 'specify partitions manually (advanced)' option
8.prepare partitions,create swap area ( twice of RAM) , specify the file system as 'ext4' and choose mount point as '/ ' and click forward
9.enter your name , username , password , name of computer and click forward
10.click the option 'install'
11.after the installation is complete , take out the cd and restart the computer
Ubuntu is installed on your computer.Enjoy it.
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