{"id":16,"date":"2026-10-08T15:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boot-code.com\/?p=16"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:51:00","slug":"ubuntu-installation-and-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boot-code.com\/?p=16","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu Installation and Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Absolutely. Here\u2019s a beginner-friendly <strong>Ubuntu download, installation, and initial setup tutorial<\/strong> for a Windows PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. What you need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before starting, prepare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Windows PC\/laptop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8 GB or larger USB drive<\/strong> \u2014 it will be erased<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internet connection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least <strong>25 GB free disk space<\/strong> for Ubuntu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Backup of important files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to keep Windows and install Ubuntu alongside it, you should ideally have <strong>50\u2013100 GB of unallocated\/free space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Download Ubuntu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a normal desktop\/laptop, download <strong>Ubuntu Desktop 26.04 LTS<\/strong> if it is the current LTS release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/download\/desktop?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Ubuntu Desktop official download page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose the <strong>64-bit PC (AMD64)<\/strong> version unless you specifically have an ARM-based computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The download will be an <code>.iso<\/code> file, typically several GB in size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Create a bootable Ubuntu USB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need software that writes the ISO to your USB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A simple choice is <strong>Rufus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rufus.ie\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Rufus official website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Insert your USB drive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open Rufus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Device<\/strong>, select your USB.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Boot selection<\/strong>, choose the Ubuntu <code>.iso<\/code> file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Partition scheme:<\/strong> GPT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Target system:<\/strong> UEFI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Start<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If Rufus asks about ISO\/Image mode, choose <strong>ISO Image mode<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wait for it to finish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Everything on the USB will be erased.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Boot your computer from the USB<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restart your PC with the Ubuntu USB plugged in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the computer starts, repeatedly press the boot-menu key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Common keys are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Manufacturer<\/th><th>Boot key<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Dell<\/td><td>F12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HP<\/td><td>Esc or F9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lenovo<\/td><td>F12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ASUS<\/td><td>F8 or Esc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Acer<\/td><td>F12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MSI<\/td><td>F11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gigabyte<\/td><td>F12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select your USB drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should see the Ubuntu startup screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Try or Install Ubuntu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Start the Ubuntu installer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ubuntu will load the desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can test Ubuntu first without installing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you&#8217;re ready, double-click:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Install Ubuntu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The installer will guide you through several steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Choose your keyboard<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select your keyboard layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For most users:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>English (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can test the keyboard in the text box provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Connect to the Internet<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wi-Fi, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethernet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Internet access is recommended because Ubuntu can download updates during installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Choose installation type<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is one of the <strong>most important steps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll typically see options such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option A \u2014 Erase disk and install Ubuntu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose this if you want <strong>Ubuntu only<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u26a0\ufe0f This will remove Windows and everything else on the selected disk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option B \u2014 Install Ubuntu alongside Windows<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose this if you want:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Windows + Ubuntu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This creates a dual-boot system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you start your computer, you&#8217;ll be able to choose which operating system to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option C \u2014 Manual partitioning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose this if you already understand Linux partitions such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/\nswap\n\/home\nEFI<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For your first Ubuntu installation, I recommend <strong>not using manual partitioning<\/strong> unless you specifically need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Create your Ubuntu user<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll be asked for information such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Your name:\nComputer name:\nUsername:\nPassword:<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Your name: Devesh\nComputer name: ubuntu-pc\nUsername: devesh\nPassword: ********<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your username will be used in the terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/home\/devesh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Finish the installation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ubuntu will copy the files to your hard drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This can take several minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it finishes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Restart Now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remove the USB when Ubuntu tells you to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your computer should now boot into Ubuntu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11. First thing to do after installation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open <strong>Terminal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shortcut is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Ctrl + Alt + T<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt upgrade -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These commands update Ubuntu&#8217;s package information and install available updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12. Install useful development tools<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since you&#8217;re also working with <strong>Java\/Maven<\/strong>, you can set up your development environment immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Install Git, Java, Maven and common build tools:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt install git curl wget unzip build-essential maven -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check Java:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>java -version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check Maven:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>mvn -version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check Git:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>git --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13. Install Java<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For modern Java development, you can install OpenJDK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt install openjdk-21-jdk -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>java -version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should see something similar to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>openjdk version \"21...\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check the compiler:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>javac -version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14. Test your Ubuntu installation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Create a test directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>mkdir ~\/projects\ncd ~\/projects<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Create a file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>nano hello.sh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>#!\/bin\/bash\n\necho \"Hello Ubuntu!\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Save with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Ctrl + O\nEnter\nCtrl + X<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make it executable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>chmod +x hello.sh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>.\/hello.sh<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should get:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Hello Ubuntu!<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15. Useful Ubuntu commands<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start learning these commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>pwd<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shows your current directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>ls<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lists files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cd folder<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Changes directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>mkdir test<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creates a directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>touch file.txt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creates a file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>cp file.txt backup.txt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copies a file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>mv file.txt newfile.txt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moves\/renames a file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>rm file.txt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deletes a file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Updates package information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo apt install package-name<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Installs software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>clear<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clears the terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended setup for your Java development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since your previous topic was <strong>Java + Maven<\/strong>, I&#8217;d suggest this sequence after Ubuntu is installed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Ubuntu\n  \u2502\n  \u251c\u2500\u2500 Git\n  \u2502\n  \u251c\u2500\u2500 Java JDK 21\n  \u2502\n  \u251c\u2500\u2500 Maven\n  \u2502\n  \u251c\u2500\u2500 VS Code \/ IntelliJ IDEA\n  \u2502\n  \u2514\u2500\u2500 GitHub<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then create your first Maven project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>mvn archetype:generate<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">or, preferably, create a clean Maven project with a <code>pom.xml<\/code>, <code>src\/main\/java<\/code>, and <code>src\/test\/java<\/code> structure and run your first <strong>Hello World<\/strong> application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re installing Ubuntu <strong>alongside Windows<\/strong>, pay particular attention to the <strong>disk-partitioning and Secure Boot steps<\/strong>\u2014that&#8217;s where beginners are most likely to accidentally erase Windows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Absolutely. 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