Ubuntu 14.10 Full 64-Bit Version, Directly Bootable from the Disc
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DVDPAGES DVD 010 Don’t fall behind – get the latest Linux goodness today! SAY HELLO TO THE UTOPIC UNICORN Ubuntu has had its ups and downs installing Linux, we can highly our very first issue under the over the years, but it remains one recommend Ubuntu. Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA). of the most popular distros of all, But it’s not just for newbies: This means you’re free to share it and is the entry point into Linux I personally run Xubuntu as my and create new content based on for many people. It’s polished, it’s main production distro. It has a it – just give us credit for making built on a solid foundation (Debian) great out-of-the-box experience, it in the first place! See index.html and there are huge support a super fast and slick desktop, on the DVD for more information. communities on the internet in good hardware detection and huge Happy Linuxing! case you have problems. If you’ve package repositories. picked up this magazine for the On another note, as this is Linux Mike Saunders, Disc Editor first time and you’re thinking about Voice issue 10, we’re giving away [email protected] Distro powerpack Ubuntu 14.10 Full 64-bit version, directly bootable from the disc es, it’s that time of year again: The version of Ubuntu 14.10 on our DVD another Ubuntu release is here. This is 64-bit, and you’ll need at least 1.5GB Yone isn’t particularly radical in terms of RAM and 10GB of hard drive space. If of changes, but that’s fine with us; it’s not you’ve never installed Linux before and you necessary to have a giant upheaval every six only have Windows on your drive, you can months. Ubuntu 14.10 is an incremental and choose to shrink the Windows chunk of the evolutionary release, with a handful of new drive (its partition) during the installation, to features backed up by package updates, make room for Linux. Then you’ll be able to bugfixes and refinements. If you’re running a choose your operating system when you previous release, it’s worth the upgrade just boot your PC. Before installing, though, it’s a to get the latest packages – or if you’re a good idea to back up important data! newbie in the Linux world, it’s a great way to If you’re looking for something with get started. You can find out more about the lower system requirements, or you want mentioned below. And if you get stuck at latest release in our review on page 48, so to squeeze extra performance out of your all, consult the friendly Ubuntu community here we’ll focus on installation. PC, try one of the other Ubuntu variants online at www.askubuntu.com. Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu And there’s more! Ubuntu re-spins galore This month’s DVD is a quad-booter, so along environment, generally considered the with the regular Ubuntu version, it can also most flexible and featureful in the Free boot Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Lubuntu. Just Software world. Xubuntu (also 64-bit) uses choose the one you want from the Grub menu the faster and lighter Xfce desktop. And when you boot the disc, and you’ll soon arrive for older machines, we’ve added Lubuntu at your choice of desktop. (32-bit) which only needs 512MB of RAM, Kubuntu (64-bit) uses the KDE desktop and is bundled with various memory-friendly Lubuntu (www.lubuntu.net) is great for instead of Unity – this is a very mature desktop applications. breathing new life into old PCs. 112 www.linuxvoice.com DVDPAGES How it works: Installing Ubuntu 14.10 from the DVD 1 Boot your PC from the DVD, and you should see this menu. (If not, you may 2 After choosing the Ubuntu flavour you want, you’ll arrive at the desktop. need to change the boot order in your BIOS – see your PC’s manual.) This is live mode, so you can explore the software before installing. 3 Double-click the installer icon on the desktop and the installer will pop up 4 Next, partition (divide up) your hard drive: dedicate it all to Ubuntu, share it and ask if you want to download updates and third-party add-ons. with another Linux distro or Windows or something else (custom setups). 5 Advanced users: if you do custom partitioning, you’ll need at least a root (/) 6 You’ll then be asked to set your keyboard layout and create a user account. partition along with swap (twice your RAM, but no bigger than 4GB). You can encrypt your personal files, but it has a performance impact. And you’re done! Once the installation is complete, your system will reboot, 7 The Ubuntu files will be copied over to your hard drive, so grab a cup of tea 8 and watch the slideshow highlighting some of the distro’s features. eject the DVD, and start Ubuntu from your hard drive. Enjoy! www.linuxvoice.com 113.