This has the advantage that Ubuntu will boot and run in live mode much faster from a USB flash drive than from a CDROM drive. Writing the Ubuntu Image to a USB Flash DriveĪs previously mentioned an alternative to booting from a CDROM is to write the Ubuntu image to a USB flash drive and then boot from that.
The download will take the form of a single ISO image file which may then be burned onto a CDROM, written to a USB flash drive, or used as an image for a virtual machine.Ĭheck the documentation for your preferred CD writing software or current operating system for steps on how to write an ISO image file to a CD if you do not already know how to do this. Having made an appropriate architecture choice the download may be initiated by clicking on the Start download button. Details of this installation process are covered later in this chapter and in the chapter entitled Installing Ubuntu 10.x on a Windows Disk with Wubi.
Alternatively, if you have a 64-bit processor you can use either the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Ubuntu, though for general use, Canonical recommends the 32-bit system for both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware.Īnother option is also provided to use the Ubuntu Windows Installer to install Ubuntu alongside an existing Windows installation. If your computer contains a 32-bit processor then you must use the 32-bit edition of Ubuntu. This can take the form of either a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Ubuntu. The next choice involves a decision about the architecture of the operating system. Though this book will cover aspects of Ubuntu that are common to all three editions of the operating system, the main focus will be on Ubuntu Desktop Edition.
Contains only those packages that are essential for server systems allowing high performance with minimal complexity and resource usage. Server Edition – Optimized for enterprise level server deployment.Netbook Edition – Optimized for the smaller screens and reduced capacity of netbook computers.Includes graphical desktop environments and applications needed by a typical computer user. Desktop Edition – Intended for desktop and full size laptop computer systems.Ubuntu is provided in Desktop, Netbook and Server editions: A variety of download of options are provided on the Ubuntu web site which is accessible at.