M.S.Pradeep Kumar Patnaik, Batch:2018-22 M.Hrushikesh - 43 Dr.L.S.Chakravarthy. Branch:CSE G.Rohit - 24 Somu.S - 07 B.Priyanka - 48 WHAT IS LINUX? The Linux operating system. It is similar to the Unix. It was released on 17 September 1991. It is written using C Language. It is an open source model. Linux Torvalds is it chief author. It is mostly used by the technical people. WHY LINUX? HERE ARE THE 9 REASONS It’s free. Open Source (modifiability, extensibility, …) Works on several platforms Software Updates. Widespread Usage. Customization. Secured. Privacy. Steps involved in Installing Linux Getting the Computer Ready for Installation BACK UP FIRST, IF DESIRED.
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important files that you want to make sure do not get deleted, get a hold of some external storage like an external hard drive and copy all of those files over to the external hard drive TURN OFF FAST BOOT •Open Control Panel (Windows + X -> Control Panel from the desktop in Windows 8+). •Navigate to Power Options. •Click "Choose what the power button does". •Click "Change settings that are currently unavailable". •Make sure the box that says "Turn on fast start-up" at the bottom is not checked. TURN OFF SECURE BOOT. • Press Windows + I to open the settings charms. Click on Change PC settings at the bottom. • Go to Update and recovery from left sidebar. Then click Restart now under Advanced startup. • Now you will be presented with the "Choose an option" screen. Simply select "Troubleshoot" and then "Advanced options". • In the Advanced options menu, choose "UEFI Firmware settings". Then click on the "Restart" button to reboot your system in UEFI settings. • Now your PC has been booted into UEFI utility, move to boot on the top menu and here you can see the option to turn off secure boot in Windows 10. Use the arrow key to go to Secure Boot option and then press enter to select it. Use + or – to change its value. CREATING AN UBUNTU USB DOWNLOAD UBUNTU ISO. •One need to download the most recent version of Ubuntu from the official website. • http://www.ubuntu.co m/download/de sktop •Download the most recent version of Ubuntu. DOWNLOAD RUFUS. •Rufus is a free program to create a Live USB, which you will need to install Ubuntu. •Open your internet browser and navigate to https://rufus.akeo.ie •Download and install the newest version of the rufus.exe CREATE A BOOTABLE USB. •Open Rufus and select your USB stick in the 'Device' dropdown. •Click the CD Rom icon next to the 'FreeDOS' dropdown. Then find your downloaded Ubuntu ISO and click 'Open' and then 'Start'. •Click 'Yes' when it asks to download the Syslinux software. •Click 'OK' to write in ISO Image mode. •Confirm that your USB stick is selected and then 'OK' to continue. CREATING PARTITION • Place the Ubuntu USB that you made into your computer and boot from the USB. Tap the Windows key on your keyboard and search for a program called gParted. Select your Windows partition, which will likely be the largest partition on the drive. Installing Ubuntu •Click the "Install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS" on the desktop. •You may choose to click these check boxes. Choose the "Something else" option and click continue •Click the + icon •Create a root partition •Create a Swap Partition. • Select your Location and click Continue. •Select your keyboard layout and click Continue. •Enter your Login and Password details and Click continue. •Wait for the installation to finish.