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Lesson 03 - Ubuntu

Ubuntu Fundamentals provides an overview of installing and using the Ubuntu Desktop operating system. It discusses the minimum system requirements to install Ubuntu, which include a 2GHz dual-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and 25GB of hard drive space. Ubuntu can be installed using a CD/DVD or USB flash drive. Key aspects of Ubuntu covered include logging into a user account, checking the kernel version, and accessing technical support resources.

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Lesson 03 - Ubuntu

Ubuntu Fundamentals provides an overview of installing and using the Ubuntu Desktop operating system. It discusses the minimum system requirements to install Ubuntu, which include a 2GHz dual-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and 25GB of hard drive space. Ubuntu can be installed using a CD/DVD or USB flash drive. Key aspects of Ubuntu covered include logging into a user account, checking the kernel version, and accessing technical support resources.

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Ubuntu Fundamentals

Ubuntu
Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Install Ubuntu Desktop

Log in to your Ubuntu account

Identify the kernel version


Ubuntu Distribution

Every two years, an


Ubuntu and its Ubuntu Long Term
distributions are always Support (LTS) is released.
free.

All the distributions of For help, the technical


Ubuntu are sponsored by support community is
the Canonical. accessed.
Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Minimum hardware requirements:

2 GHz dual-core 4 GB RAM 25 GB of hard-drive Either a CD/DVD Internet access


processor space drive or a USB
port for the
installer media
Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Ubuntu can be installed by two methods:

CD/DVD USB

• Insert the Ubuntu • Most computers will


DVD into your automatically boot
optical or DVD from the USB. Simply
drive and follow insert the USB flash
the steps drive and either start

• Restart your or restart your

computer computer.
Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Choose your keyboard layout


Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Choose the apps you want to install (normal or minimal installation)


Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Manually set up partitions


Ubuntu Desktop Installation

In this screen, partition your hard drive for the installation process.
Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Click Continue from the pop-up window to create an empty partition table on the device.
Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Double click on the free space to create a partition.


Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Create a root partition, enter the size of the new partition out of the total free space,
and set the file system type to EXT4.

Enter mount point as slash from the drop-down list.


Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Create a swap partition or area.


Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Two partitions are created, one is the root partition and the second is the swap partition.
Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Click on Continue to permit the installer to write the recent changes concerning the
partitioning of the disk.
Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Select the location.


Ubuntu Desktop Installation

Enter your name to generate the username automatically by the installer


Ubuntu Desktop Installation

You get the installation complete prompt after the installation process.
Ubuntu Login

Select the account to login.


Ubuntu Login

Enter the password used to create the account in the installation process.
Ubuntu Login

After you login, you can connect to different online accounts.


Ubuntu Login

If needed, set up Livepatch to keep your computer secure.


Ubuntu Login

Select yes or no to send usage information to Canonical and click on Next.


Ubuntu Login

Check the release of the installed product from the terminal window.
Terminal and Console

Terminal is an input interface offered by the Ubuntu OS.

Console is a special type of terminal which is used when the operating system is not functioning.
Kernel Architecture

The image represents the architecture of a kernel.

• Kernel is the core component of an operating


system.

• Kernel provides user interface between


applications and hardware of the system.

• The main functions of the kernel architecture


include managing CPU, memory, and IO
devices.
Kernel Version

# uname - r command is used to find the kernel version.


Key Takeaways

Ubuntu distributions are sponsored by the company Canonical..

Minimum 4GB of RAM is required to install Ubuntu in a system.

Ubuntu can be installed either by booting from a DVD drive or USB.

Kernel is the core component of the operating system.


Knowledge Check
Knowledge
Check
Which of the following is the recommended hard-drive space required to install Ubuntu?
1

A. 1 GB

B. 5 GB

C. 25GB

D. 100GB
Knowledge
Check
Which of the following is the recommended hard drive space required to install Ubuntu?
1

A. 1 GB

B. 5 GB

C. 25 GB

D. 100 GB

The correct answers is C

Minimum required hard-drive space to install Ubuntu is 25 GB.


Knowledge
Check
Ubuntu is a version (or distribution) of which of the following operating systems?
2

A. Linux

B. Windows

C. Android

D. DOS
Knowledge
Check
Ubuntu is a version (or distribution) of which of the following operating systems?
2

A. Linux

B. Windows

C. Android

D. DOS

The correct answer is A

Ubuntu is a version of the Linux operating system.


Knowledge
Check
Which of the following is the file type of the Ubuntu download package?
3

A. zip

B. jar

C. iso

D. tar
Knowledge
Check
Which of the following is the file type of the Ubuntu download package?
3

A. zip

B. jar

C. iso

D. tar

The correct answer is C

The Ubuntu download package is an iso file type.


Knowledge
Check
Which of the following commands is used to verify the current kernel?
4

A. uname -r

B. uname –s

C. Uname -p

D. dmesg
Knowledge
Check
Which of the following commands is used to verify the current kernel?
4

A. uname -r

B. uname –s

C. Uname -p

D. dmesg

The correct answer is A

uname-r is the command used to verify the current kernel installed in the system.

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