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Chapter 1.2 Booting the Image
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Now that you have the ISO file, you need to put the image on a media device and boot the image for installation.
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**This requires additional research on your own, as this varies depending on your hardware.**
Choosing the media
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In order to boot the image, you need to put it somewhere. You have two choices, depending on which image you
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downloaded:
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- a DVD
- a USB drive (2 GB or greater)
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Writing/burning the Image
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Here are some common tools to burn images onto DVDs:
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- `Brasero <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Brasero/>`_
- Windows Disc Image Burner
- InfraRecorder
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Unfortunately, burning images to USB or DVDs is beyond the scope of this manual. The Ubuntu website has several guides
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on this topic, and we recommend you read them if you plan on doing this.
Guides from the Ubuntu website:
- `How to burn a DVD on Ubuntu <http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/burn-a-dvd-on-ubuntu>`_
- `How to burn a DVD on Windows <http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/burn-a-dvd-on-windows>`_
- `How to burn a DVD on macOS <http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/burn-a-dvd-on-mac-osx>`_
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For writing images to USB drives on Linux, we recommend `mkusb <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb>`_, a tool developed by a Lubuntu team member.
Writing images to USB drives from macOS or Windows is beyond the scope of this book, but the Ubuntu website also
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has several guides on this:
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- `How to create a bootable USB stick on Windows <http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows>`_
- `How to create a bootable USB stick on macOS <http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx>`_
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Booting the Image
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With your media inserted, reboot your computer. Depending on your hardware configuration, it may boot into the image right away, or you might need to press a key at startup for boot options. This varies but looking for documentation specific to your hardware will likely provide the answer.
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**You have now booted the image. Please continue to Chapter 1.3.**