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You can download an Ubuntu image here. Make sure to save it to a memorable location on your PC! For this tutorial, we will use the latest Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release (available on April 25th 2024) which uses the new Ubuntu Desktop installer that will be included in all future Ubuntu releases.
Insert the USB flash drive into the laptop or PC you want to use to install Ubuntu and boot or restart the device. It should recognise the installation media automatically. If not, try holding F12 during startup and selecting the USB device from the system-specific boot menu.
You will be prompted to choose between Interactive installation and Automated Installation. The interactive option is the standard route, but more advanced users can use the automated installation option to import a configuration file from a web server to standardise multiple installs and add further customisations. An example tutorial for Automated installation is available here.
You will be prompted to choose between the Default selection and Extended selection options. The default installation comes with the basic essentials to get started which you can then expand on after install using the App Center. The extended selection contains additional office tools and utilities, useful for offline situations.
In the following screen you will be prompted to install third-party software that may improve device support and performance (for example, Nvidia graphics drivers) and support for additional media formats. It is recommended to check both of these boxes.
If you select this option you will be given a simple interface that allows you to select the drive you want to install Ubuntu on and a slider to determine the amount of disk space you would like Ubuntu to use. The available space is limited by the existing contents of the disk and is designed to avoid overwriting existing files.
If your PC has multiple hard drives then this option allows you to install Ubuntu alongside an existing OS as long as they each have their own drive. Take care to ensure that you are selecting the right drive in this instance!
Manual partitioning is designed for advanced users who want to create specific configurations for their use-cases. As such we assume that these users will be comfortable with this interface and will not go into detail during this tutorial on specific setups.
Disabling Windows BitLocker is not required when fully erasing Windows or when there is a separate, unencrypted drive available for Ubuntu. For more information see the final section at the end of this tutorial.
The easiest way to do this is via the Software Updater app. Search for Software Updater via the app menu (the icon with 9 squares in the bottom corner of your window) and it will check for updates and apply them.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the Windows operating system. When activated, it will encrypt the contents of the hard drives in Windows, making the data inaccessible without the correct decryption key. It is designed to minimize the risk of data theft or exposure from lost or stolen computers.
When a user starts their computer and properly authenticates with the correct credentials, BitLocker will decrypt the data and allow seamless usage of the hard drive and the data it contains. Without the correct credentials, the encrypted hard drive data will look like random noise.
If you are not using BitLocker, Ubuntu will be able to see the correct hard drive structure, including any partitions and data stored on it. This allows the guided wizard to correctly map the data, and safely make adjustments to accommodate the additional installation of Ubuntu alongside Windows.
Decide that the data stored in Windows is not important, and that you are willing to overwrite the data contents. The Ubuntu installer can then erase the entire contents of the hard drive and create its own structure (partitions and data). This is a destructive operation, with no option to recover any Windows data.
Decide to turn BitLocker off. This will turn off the encryption feature, and the hard drive and its data will be visible and accessible from the Ubuntu installer, allowing it to correctly and safely set up a side-by-side configuration. For systems with BitLocker enabled but not yet encrypted you will need to first turn BitLocker on and then turn it off.
Note: Not all versions of Windows will allow you to re-enable BitLocker after disabling it. If you wish to re-encrypt your Windows partition after installing Ubuntu alongside it, please check that your version of Windows supports this.
Back your data up - any encryption procedure, hard drive structure change or installation of new operating systems on a hard drive that already contains data can potentially lead to a data loss. You need to make sure your personal data is safe. Even simply copying the important files to an external drive can minimize the risk of data loss.
This chapter provides an overview of how to install Ubuntu Server Edition. You can also refer to this guide on how to operate the installer for more information on using the installer, and to this screen-by-screen reference guide for more information about each of the installer screens.
Ubuntu Server Edition provides a common, minimalist base for a variety of server applications, such as file/print services, web hosting, email hosting, etc. This version supports four 64-bit architectures:
Any time you partition your disk, you should be prepared to lose everything on the disk should you make a mistake or something goes wrong during partitioning. The programs used in installation are quite reliable, most have seen years of use, but they also perform destructive actions.
There should be an on-screen message when the computer starts telling you what key to press for settings or a boot menu. Depending on the manufacturer, this could be Escape, F2, F10 or F12. Simply restart your computer and hold down this key until the boot menu appears, then select the drive with the Ubuntu install media.
Kubuntu app works fine but Dropbox fails to install to vanilla Ubuntu 23.04, quick Google search tells me that this issue has been known about for literally years, I am just reminding whoever at Dropbox that their app is still broken on Ubuntu and I for one will just use Google Drive or OneDrive. The point of making this is just to show Dropbox staff that people like me are being turned away from their app and they are losing potential money. Just get someone to spend a day sorting it out, problem solved. If I am having this issue and I am deciding to use a competitor and I am not buying premium, so are 1 million other people.
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I have tried numerous methods to install dropbox. This includes through snap, the choices on the dropbox page, and nautilus-dropbox. There is no toolbar icon for syncing with the web site. The daemon (dropboxd) will not start. The systemctl unit command will not even show it as a unit file. I have been working on this for 3 days but to no avail. Dropbox tech support wanted me to do an advanced install but that did not work either.
First of all, Dropbox application is NOT designed to work as a system service (this is not a part of the application install - not supported at least). It's a regular client application and can be run as such (the only supported way). Of course you (or some other third party provider) can extend this functionality and realize system services way of work, but it's not something desirable by Dropbox and not supported; it's your responsibility. Really strange why such feature (way of work) is not supported! ? But, it's so.
I suppose you are running (or trying at least) the official release in official way. To be able somebody helps you, provide some details. How exactly have you installed the application? What happened in a terminal (application output) when you are running it there? etc...
Without proper diagnostics becomes difficult to say what exactly is going on. Supported ways to install the application are shown here. On Ubuntu (and similar distributions) the classic way is to use deb package (if you are using 64-bit distribution download it from here).
Better uninstall whatever you have installed before, so to start on clear (data folder is not mandatory, but all configuration folders should be wiped out). It's good idea (after uninstall everything installed) to start with a command like following in terminal:
You may omit the "-i" ending on all following starts (the application install would be complete). You will need to link (login) application anew. Now is the application running properly? ? If not, can you post all application output in the terminal? There should be diagnostic information why.
However this is not correct: Suspend Bitlocker before starting the Ubuntu installation and you will avoid the lengthy procedure of decrypting and re-encrypting the disk (which spoils your SSD/NVMe as well).
The EFI partition that comes with preinstalled Windows is rather small. Users who know the caveats of creating their own partition are smart enough to do it without this mentioned directly. Users who know a bit about partitioning but do not understand the full consequences should no tbe urged to forge ahead. Also, adding warnings about this-and-that for the borderline users does not belong here. It is better leave the instructions as simple as possible.
my experience doing this on one drive is that Windows tends to just take over the boot manager when you alter your device encryption configuration (as in, decrypt device then install ubuntu on dual boot then re-encrypt which requires you to set BIOS to load the windows boot manager first) - windows just goes ahead and removes your boot manager when you do that
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