Experiment No.

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DOWNLOADING AN OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM (UBUNTU)   

1. Objective(s):   
The activity aims to enhance the skills of student in downloading large files.

2. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):  

The students shall be able to:
2.1 recognize official websites of required operating systems.
2.2 use the official version of a required operating system
2.3 apply knowledge of integrity checks
2.4 use open source operating system

3. Discussion (not more than 300 words):   

Operating systems have been the core of all computer systems, without which no computer will be
efficiently used; computer systems such as those used in ordinary desktops to the most powerful
computer systems in the Industry.

However, one has choice on whether to purchase commercial operating system or just simply get free
version (not the pirated copies, of course). Despite being free, such operating system still offers features
and powers similar to those offered by commercial software.

The activity introduces one of the most popular open source operating system, Ubuntu Desktop version.
This distribution is simple yet powerful enough to be used as an alternative to your usually used OS.
Ubuntu can be acquired free of charge from its official website, it is free and will always be free. A user
can even share his copy to friends, families, classmates or just anybody who would like to use it, without
violating any copyright law.

Installation is straight forward and simple. After installation, it is ready to be used. With its enhanced
Graphical User Interface (GUI), a user wouldn't take much time learning how to use it

4. Resources:   
4.1 A personal computer with installed operating system
4.2 Internet connection (recommended but not required)
4.3 VirtualBox (latest version)
4.4 Ubuntu Desktop (latest version)

5. Procedure:   
5.1 Download Ubuntu Desktop from the official website (skip to step 5.2 if already downloaded)
5.1.1 Go to the official website of Ubuntu at http://www.ubuntu.com

5.1.2 Click download and choose the corresponding Ubuntu distribution, Ubuntu desktop
5.1.3 Then download the correct distribution. It is advisable to use download accelerators, download
manager, or bit torrent to ensure that distribution is downloaded properly even if
interrupted. Such utilities provide resumption from interrupted download.

5.1.4 Before finally installing the operating system, an extra step to verify the authenticity and
integrity of the download using MD5 or SHA1. Ubuntu uses MD5 ​(Message-Digest
algorithm 5). MD5 is a widely used, partially insecure cryptographic hash function
with a 128-bit hash value. As an Internet standard (RFC 1321), MD5 has been
employed in a wide variety of security applications and is commonly used to
check the integrity of files.

5.1.4.1 To determine the MD5 of a downloaded file, follow the steps below: ​5.1.4.1.1
Download the latest version of MD5 for windows
http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/md5sums/
5.1.4.1.2 Extract the program to the windows system32 folder
5.1.4.1.3 at the Command Prompt, type
5.1.4.1.4 ​md5sums ​<path-to-the-downloaded-file>/<downloaded-file>
5.1.4.1.5 compare the resulting md5 hash value to the published hash
values which could be found from http://releases.ubuntu.com

Published md5 hash values from

http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.10/MD5SUMS
 Computed md5 hash values from using md5sums
5.1.4.1.6 Since published and computed md5 hash values are equal, then
it can be concluded that the downloaded file is authentic.
Please note that any corresponding unequal character within
each hash value means that the download is not authentic,
and therefore should be downloaded again.

5.2 Create an installation cd/dvd

5.2.1 After verifying the integrity of the download, it may be necessary to create an installation
cd/dvd. The installation cd/dvd works much the same as any installer one may have used
before. It works by booting the computer from the cd/dvd-rom, then following the
succeeding instructions to install the operating sytem.
5.2.2 To create an installation cd, one must first download an image burner, a free image burner is
downloaded from ​http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cd_dvd/burning/imgburn.cfm ​5.2.3 Install the
image-burning software.
5.2.4 Burn the image (.iso)

5.3 Configure the virtual machine where Ubuntu Desktop will be installed

5.3.1 Create an Ubuntu Desktop virtual machine

5.3.2 Choose memory size to be used by the guest operating system.

5.3.3 Create the hard drive and size of hard disk.

5.3.4 Choose hard drive file type.

5.3.5 Choose how the hard drive will be used by the guest operating system, dynamic or fixed size.
Dynamic hard drive grows as space is required, while fixed size hard drive, immediately
allocates required hard drive size.

5.3.6 Setup location of the virtual machine

 5.3.7 After clicking the 'create' button, the virtual machine shall be created as illustrated in the figure
below.

5.3.8 Configure a few settings for the guest operating system

5.3.9 Configure the source installation disc, whether to use the physical cd-rom or an image ​located
in your hard drive.

5.4 Install the Ubuntu Desktop

5.4.1 Start the installation of Ubuntu Desktop. The figure below simply prompts the user about the
color mode, just click 'ok' button.
5.4.2 Start the installation, click 'install Ubuntu'

5.4.3 Choose the installation type, for beginners, it is recommended to 'Erase disk and install
Ubuntu'. However, extreme caution must be observed, as this may erase the whole disk if
ran outside Virtual Box

5.4.4 Choose the keyboard layout, normally this is English (US).

5.4.5 Setup the username and password. Take note that the user password is also required, and
must be a strong password.
 5.4.6 Wait for the wizard to complete
5.4.7 Installation is complete, restart the system.

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 8. Assessment (Rubric for Laboratory Performance):