This document provides a 3 step guide to installing Ubuntu 8.04 in dual boot mode with an existing Windows operating system. The steps are: 1) boot from the Ubuntu live CD and select "Install Ubuntu", 2) select installation options like language, timezone, and keyboard layout, 3) use the partition manager to create a swap partition and an Ext3 partition to install Ubuntu, maintaining the existing Windows partition. After installation is complete, the computer will display a boot menu to select either Ubuntu or Windows on startup.

1. UBUNTU
INSTALLATION GUIDE
(DUAL OS BOOT MODE)

2. CONCEPT:
Many of our friends and even ourselves
will be using only Microsoft Windows in
our PC.
This guide will help us to load an
extremely super operating system
UBUNTU 8.04 in our computer.

3. REQUIREMENTS:
A UBUNTU 8.04 operating system live
CD/DVD. It can be obtained from the site
www.zyxware.com
A PC
●With minimum of 10 GB free hard disk space.
●With minimum of 256 MB RAM.
●With a DVD drive.

4. STEPS:
→ Insert the live CD/DVD and reboot the system
→ Set ur CD/DVD drive as the first boot device in the
BIOS MENU. (by pressing the keys either DEL or F2 when
the system is booted.)
→ Save the settings by pressing F10 key in BIOS. the
system will get booted from the live CD/DVD.
→ The live CD/DVD will show a list of languages to
proceed with. choose the English language .(it is pointed by
default).
→ Now you can see the following options displayed...

5. UBUNTU 8.04
Try Ubuntu without any changes to your computer
Install Ubuntu
Install Ubuntu in text mode
Check CD for defects
Test memory
Boot from first Hard Disk
press F4 to select alternative startup and installation modes
F1 help F2 language F3 keymap F4 modes
F5 Accessibility F6 other options

6. → Choose the First option to install
Ubuntu through live CD.
→ Or You can choose the second option to
directly install Ubuntu.
→ In both the options the installation steps
are the same.
→ There are only seven simple steps to
install Ubuntu8.04.

7. VIEW OF THE UBUNTU 8.04 BOOTED FROM
A LIVE DVD

8. STEP 1 of 7 : LANGUAGE SELECTION

9. STEP 1 of 7 : LANGUAGE SELECTION

10. INSTALLATION IN TAMIL

11. STEP 2 OF 7 : TIME ZONE SELECTION

12. STEP 2 of 7 : TIME ZONE SELECTION
SELECT THE CITY KOLKATA

13. STEP 3 of 7 : KEYBOARD LAYOUT

14. STEP 3 of 7 : KEYBOARD LAYOUT

15. STEP 4 of 7 : PARTITION MANAGER

16. SELECT THE MANUAL OPTION TO SELECT THE
REQUIRED PARTITION

17. STEP 4 of 7 : PARTITION MANAGER

18. CLICK THE PARTITION FROM THE LISTED PARTITIONS IN
YOUR SYSTEM

19. CREATING SWAP AREA:
A swap area is a Buffer memory created in the hdd.
When RAM gets overloaded with processes , Swap
area is used
Then RAM memory is freed for doing new
processes.
The Swap memory = double the size of the RAM
memory (optional)

20. ­> Choose the partition type as LOGICAL .
­> Enter the partition size in MB ( 1024 MB = 1 GB ,
512 MB = 0.5 GB ) .
­> set the location for the new partition as either
BEGINNING or END
­> set the USE AS option as SWAP AREA from the
drop down list.
­> CLICK OK BUTTON

21. STEP 4 of 7 : PARTITION MANAGER
CREATION OF SWAP AREA

22. STEP 4 of 7 : PARTITION MANAGER
CREATION OF SWAP AREA

23. STEP 4 of 7 : PARTITION MANAGER

24. CREATING PARITITION FOR UBUNTU:
select free space and click NEW PARTITION button.
Choose the partition type as either PRIMARY or LOGICAL .
Enter the partition size .
set the location as either BEGINNING or END
set the USE AS option as EXT3 JOURNALING FILE
SYSTEM from the drop down list.
Set the MOUNT POINT as slash ( / ) and click OK .
The “ / “ denotes the ROOT directory .

25. STEP 4 of 7 : PARTITION MANAGER
CREATION OF UBUNTU PARTITION

26. STEP 4 of 7 : PARTITION MANAGER
CREATION OF UBUNTU PARTITION

27. STEP 5 of 7 : USER LOGIN INFO

28. STEP 5 of 7 : USER LOGIN INFO

29. STEP 5 of 7 : USER LOGIN INFO

30. STEP 6 of 7 :USER PROFILE MIGRATION
LISTS THE USERS AVAILABLE IN OTHER OPERATING SYSTEM

31. STEP 7 of 7 : SUMMARY OF 6 STEPS

32. INSTALLATION PROCESS

33. INSTALLATION PROCESS

34. INSTALLATION PROCESS

35. INSTALLATION PROCESS

36. INSTALLATION PROCESS

37. INSTALLATION PROCESS

38. MULTI­TASKING DURING
INSTALLATION

39. INSTALLATION PROCESS

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41. INSTALLATION PROCESS

42. INSTALLATION PROCESS

43. INSTALLATION COMPLETED

45. If you are using DUAL OPERATING SYSTEM , the OS selection
menu will be listed as follows
UBUNTU8.04 – normal mode
UBUNTU8.04 – recovery mode
UBUNTU8.04 – MEMORY TEST
OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS:
Windows XP professional edition
To load UBUNTU8.04 , choose the FIRST option and ENTER.
Use the ARROW KEYS to select the other operating system .

46. NOTE:
Timer runs for 10 seconds in the OS selection menu.
If time gets over , the highlighted operating system will be
loaded.
PRESS A KEY TO STOP THE TIMER.
If no DUAL OPERATING SYSTEM , the system will boot
directly in to UBUNTU operating system.

47. Provide the user name and password . ( remember step 5).
Now you will hear a nice background startup music and
there you are, into the WORLD OF LINUX.
ENJOY UBUNTU . UBUNTU ROCKS .
Regards
N.NANDHA KUMAR