The document discusses installing and using Ubuntu Linux. It covers comparing commercial operating systems to Linux, the four essential freedoms of free software, popular Linux distributions like Ubuntu, installing Ubuntu via a live USB or virtual machine, using the Ubuntu operating system, and learning more about the Linux terminal and programs.

1. Presented by: maja.kraljic@gmail.com

2. What will we talk about and do?
● Commercial OS vs Linux
● Free Software
● Linux Distribution
● Try out and Install Ubuntu
● Usage of Ubuntu
● Terminal
● Fun with Programs
● Learn more
● Extra

3. Linux market share on Desktop

4. 4 Essential Freedoms of Free Software
● The freedom to run the program for any purpose.
● The freedom to study how the program works, and
change it to make it do what you wish.
● The freedom to redistribute and make copies so you
can help your neighbor.
● The freedom to improve the program, and release
your improvements (and modified versions in general)
to the public, so that the whole community benefits.

5. Linux Distribution
● A Linux distribution is built around a package
management system, which puts together the Linux
kernel, free and open-source software, and often
some proprietary software.
● There are approx. 600 Linux distributions.

7. Ubuntu flavours

12. Some other popular distributions

24. How to install?

25. Boot from Live USB
(and Install)
1. Make Live USB
2. Boot menu setup
3. Reboot
4. Live boot or Install Ubuntu
5. Use Ubuntu
Multiple Partitions and
installations
1. Make Live USB
2. Make partition
3. Boot menu setup
4. Reboot
5. Install from Live USB
6. Reboot
7. Choose OS
8. Use Ubuntu
VirtualBox
1. Install VitualBox
2. Live boot or Install Ubuntu
3. Use Ubuntu

26. What is Live USB?

27. Linux Distribution
A "live" distribution is a Linux distribution that can be
booted from removable storage media such as optical
discs or USB flash drives, instead of being installed on and
booted from a hard disk drive..

28. How to make a live USB?

30. Use Startup Disk Creator
● Select iso image and a Disk
● Click Make Startup Disk
Detailed Instructions
https://www.ubuntu.com/download/d
esktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu
Create bootable USB with Ubuntu

31. Create bootable USB with Windows
Download and Use
● Rufus https://rufus.akeo.ie/ or
● Universal USB Installer
https://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-i
nstaller-easy-as-1-2-3/
Detailed Instructions
https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/creat
e-a-usb-stick-on-windows

33. Booting from USB

34. To get into Boot menu, first reboot and
press Esc, F12, F10, F2, Del or other key
mentioned on the screen.
USB Flash Drive Boot Reference List
https://craftedflash.com/info/how-boot-computer-from-usb-flash-drive

37. Now, save changes,
put in the USB with live Ubuntu
and reboot.

39. Let’s try Ubuntu

41. Install Ubuntu alongside Windows

42. All “COMPLICATED” Steps
● Backup Data
● Download iso of Linux Distribution and Create a live USB
● Set to Boot from CD/USB in BIOS
● Boot with live USB
● Select Live
● Launch gparted
● Select Windows partition (usually second, larger one)
● Resize current Windows Partition to get min. 8GB
● Click Apply all operations
● Exit gparted and reboot
● Boot USB again
● Install this time
● When Partition disks comes up, select Guided - use the largest continuous free space
● Reboot
● Select OS to start
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultiOSBoot
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

43. What About VirtualBox

48. VirtualBox supports only 32-bit versions?
Enable virtualization support in BIOS.
More about the solutions:
● http://www.fixedbyvonnie.com/2014/11/virtualbox-
showing-32-bit-guest-versions-64-bit-host-os/
● https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/13894

105. This was fun!
maja.kraljic@gmail.com LinuxChix

112. Bash it
Installation
● https://github.com/
Bash-it/bash-it
More info
● https://itsfoss.com/
bash-it-terminal-tool