Once It starts booting from CD you should see similar to the following screen here select your language and press enter Here you need to select “Install ubuntu” option and press enter Ubuntu jaunty installation loading in progress Select your language for ubuntu installation click on forward Select your region and city.In this example i am using Europe region,London city and click on forward. Select your keyboad layout in this example i am using United Kindom and click on forward Now you can See the following screen with the disks available in your machine here you need to create partitions in this example you can see the 8GB of space for this installation here i am going create a single partition,if you want to create manually use the other option you need to click on forward. Note:- this is only example partition.In your installation you have to choose specify partitions manually and swap partition should assigned Next you need to create User name, password and computer name you can also choose if you want to login automatically or not If you enter weak password you should see similar to the following screen List of information available for installation here you need to click on install to start the installation. If you want to see advanced option screen in the above step as follows Partitions formatting in progress Installing ubuntu jaunty system in progress Installation Completed Succesfully and you need to restart the system by clicking “Restart Now” Once it boots you should see similar to the following screen to login Conclusion :- The ubuntu jaunty installation process was much improved compared to old versions and i hope first time users feel very easy to install. After Installing Ubuntu Lets Continue With Installing Additional Componets To Make Ubuntu Experience Better...
First thing is you need to download ubuntu jaunty .iso image from here once you have the .iso image you need to create a bootable CD from this and you need to boot your machine using this CD.
Note: In the following guide I use gnome-terminal and apt-get to install some programs. However if you prefer you can use Synaptic Package Manager. You will find it under System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager. Just search for the package I mention, click on it to mark it for installation and click Apply.
1. Proprietary Applications
* Ubuntu Restricted Extras
2. Multimedia
* Audio and Video Playback
* DVD Playback
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
Next type:
sudo apt-get install totem-gstreamer
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh* SMPlayer
Ubuntu 9.04 by default comes with totem as its video and media player. Personally, I prefer SMPlayer for watching my video files and movie DVDs. SMPlayer is a GUI frontend it for mplayer. To install it type:
sudo apt-get install smplayer smplayer-themes
You will find it under Applications -> Sound & Video -> Smplayer* VLC
Many users prefer the Video Lan Client (VLC) as their multimedia player. Simply install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install vlc3. Eye Candy
* Change Usplash Theme
sudo apt-get install startupmanager
It will be installed under System -> Administration -> StartUp-Manager
To download additional USplash themes go to www.gnome-look.org* Compiz Fusion
Compiz Fusion allows you to use advanced desktop effects such as the rotating cube desktop.
sudo apt-get install compiz compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-fusion-plugins-extra fusion-icon
Run Applications -> System Tools -> Compiz Fusion Icon. A blue icon will appear to the tray. From here you can configure Compiz.* Conky
Conky is a light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop.
sudo apt-get install conky* Screenlets
Screenlets are small applications that are laying on your desktop. Eye candy stuff and useful in many ways. Just type:
sudo apt-get install screenlets
Go to Applications -> Accessories –> Screenlets choose the screenlet you want click launch/add (you can choose Auto start on login)
You can download additional screenlets from www.gnome-look.org or from screenlets.org from4. Internet Applications
* Firewall
By default Ubuntu has ufw, a netfilter firewall, installed. If you want a Graphical Interface (GUI) install gufw
sudo apt-get install gufw* Google Earth
sudo apt-get install googleearth-package
make-googleearth-package --force
sudo dpkg -i googleearth*.deb
Afterwards you will find Google Earth under Applications -> Internet -> Google Earth
If you want to uninstall Google Earth open a terminal and type:
sudo dpkg --purge googleearthThis will remove all configuration files of Google Earth as well.* Skype
Skype is the popular VOIP and video conferencing program. Open a terminal and type:
wget -O skype-install.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture skype-install.deb
You will find it under Applications -> Internet -> Skype.
If you have a 64-bit sytem you must install some extra packages before. Type:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2 libqt4-core libqt4-gui* XChat - IRC Client
XChat is a popular client for connecting to the Internet Relay Chat network. Open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install xchat
You will find it under Applications -> Internet -> XChat IRC.5. System Applications
* Gnome Do
sudo apt-get install gnome-do
You might also want to enable Docky which is a frontend for Gnome Do. To do so go to Preferences -> Appearance and select Docky as the theme.6. Java
* Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and Firefox Java Plugin
Close Firefox if it's running, open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin* Sun Java Development Kit (JDK)
If you want to build applications, applets, and components using the Java programming language you need to install JDK.
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
If there are other things you would like to see in this guide just drop me a comment here. Enjoy!
The Ubuntu Restricted Extras will install Adobe Flash Player, a set of Microsoft Fonts (msttcorefonts), multimedia codecs (w32codecs or w64codecs), mp3-compatible encoding (lame), FFMpeg, extra Gstreamer codecs, the package for DVD decoding (libdvdread4, but see below for info on libdvdcss2), and the unrar archiver. Moreover it installs plugins on Firefox such as Flash Plugin, QuickTime, DivX, VLC and Windows Media Player.
Playing a Video (XVid, DivX etc.) or Audio (MP3) file has become pretty easy. Just double click the file you want and allow Totem to automatically download the needed codecs. But you could also do this by yourself very easily by installing a package which contains all the needed codecs and more. Just look below at Ubuntu Restricted Extras.
In Ubuntu 9.04 there is no need to manually configure the Medibuntu repository. If you have previously installed Ubuntu Restricted Extras skip the following command. If you haven't open a terminal and type:
This is the splash screen you see at boot, when you are asked for a login and password. You can change the USplash screen using the utility startupmanager. Startup Manager can also be used to change GRUB boot settings, such as the timeout in bootloader menu. Install it by typing:
Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others. To install it type:
GNOME Do (Do) is an intelligent launcher tool that makes performing common tasks on your computer simple and efficient. Do not only allows you to search for items in your desktop environment (e.g. applications, contacts, bookmarks, files, music), it also allows you to specify actions to perform on search results (e.g. run, open, email, chat, play).
You can run it through Applications -> Accessories -> Gnome Do or by pressing Windows Key + Space. The first time you run it press the little arrow at the top right and adjust its preferences.
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