This tutorial will show the simple steps of installing the latest version of Ubuntu – Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS. This is the simplest set up. One hard disk device in the system is installed, which is detected as sda and the entire disk will be used for the installation of Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS. All disk information in sda disk device will be permanently deleted by the installation wizard!
Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS comes with the following software:
- Xorg X server – 1.22.1.1
- GNOME (the GUI) – 42.0
- linux kernel – 5.15.0
- linux-firmware – 20220329.git681281e4
- QT – 5.13.3 and 6.2.4
- libc – 2.35
- gnu gcc – 9.4.0, 10.3.0, 11.2.0 and 12-20220302
- coreutils – 8.32
- python2.7 (possible to install) – 2.7.18
- python3 (default) – 3.10.4
- perl – 5.34.0
- apt – 2.4.5
- cups – 2.4.1
A more complex installation with a dual boot set up could found here – Install Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS on a PC with existing windows 10 – dual boot.
We used the following ISO for the installation process – Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):
https://releases.ubuntu.com/22.04/ubuntu-22.04-desktop-amd64.iso
It is a LIVE image so you can try it before installing it. The easiest way is just to download the image and burn it to a DVD disk and then follow the installation below:
SCREENSHOT 1) Select to “Try or Install Ubuntu” and hit enter.
To install Ubuntu from your DVD or USB you must boot from it, so change your BIOS accordingly – first boot devide should be the DVD or USB drive with Ubuntu installation. If you do it successfully you would see the screenshot below.
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