From 4d26bff29c40dae204d0601bb04fe170ff8b41b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyn Perrine Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 22:56:10 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] readd retriving the image. --- source/1/1.1/retrieving_the_image.rst | 116 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 116 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/1/1.1/retrieving_the_image.rst diff --git a/source/1/1.1/retrieving_the_image.rst b/source/1/1.1/retrieving_the_image.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b72fb007 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/1/1.1/retrieving_the_image.rst @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +Chapter 1.1: Retrieving the image +================================= + +Before you install Lubuntu, you need to retrieve the correct image. Lubuntu offers two different kinds of images, +Alternate and Desktop images. Lubuntu also provides support for many different CPU architectures. Lubuntu releases a +new version every six months (supported for nine months), with every two years having a long term support release +(supported for three years). + +Choosing between Alternate and Desktop images +--------------------------------------------- +Alternate images are mainly intended for older, lower spec hardware and uses a non-graphical installer. The Desktop +version offers a live session to try out Lubuntu and make sure all of your hardware works before you install it on +your computer. The installer on the desktop is a graphical installer where you can use a mouse and keyboard and it is +more user friendly, but this takes more resources than what is usually required to run Lubuntu itself, due to the +fact that the desktop image runs from your RAM while Lubuntu normally runs from your hard drive. If your computer has +less than 512 MB of RAM it is recommended to use the alternate installer as it will perform better with your system. +The alternate installer does not provide a live session so therefore it uses less RAM. + +Lubuntu offers images for three different architectures: + - amd64 (commonly referred to as 64-bit) + - i386 (commonly referred to as 32-bit) + - PowerPC + +Architectures +------------- + +amd64 +~~~~~ +The amd64 image will work with most modern processors. The best way to determine if your computer has an amd64 or +i386 processor is to boot the image. It's the only way that you will be able to know for sure what architecture your +computer is. amd64 computers are backwards compatible with i386 images. You may want to use an i386 image instead if +you have an amd64 processor with very low amounts of RAM. + + +i386 +~~~~ +This is the original 32-bit architecture that will work best on computers with very low amounts of RAM. + + +PowerPC +~~~~~~~ +PowerPC is for older Macintosh hardware from before 2006 and IBM OpenPower systems. Lubuntu 16.04 LTS is the only +remaining release that ships with a PowerPC image, and binaries are no longer built for it in the newer releases. + + +Ways to download the image +--------------------------- +Now that the decision of which image type and architecture is done, you will need to download the image. + +There are several ways to download the Lubuntu image: + - HTTP download (from your web browser or terminal). + - BitTorrent (from a BitTorrent client such as Transmission, recommended for Windows and macOS users). + - zsync (from the terminal, recommended for Linux users). + +You can also download the image via Jigdo but we will not cover that in this manual. + + +Downloading the image via HTTP +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +*We don't recommend using this method as it's often slower and less efficient than the other methods.* + +To download the image via HTTP, you can either navigate to the `Ubuntu cdimage server `_ and select the ISO file you would +like to download, or use the direct links below. + +Direct links: + - amd64 (`desktop `_, `alternate `_) + - i386 (`desktop `_, `alternate `_) + +After you download the image, you **must** verify it. There is `a helpful page on the Ubuntu Community Help wiki `_ that +can guide you in the right direction. + + +Downloading the image via BitTorrent +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Instead of downloading the image from one server, you can "torrent" the image, or download it from multiple sources +instead of just one. This is often faster and saves the bandwidth of the Ubuntu cdimage servers. If you would like to +learn more about BitTorrent, take a look at `the Wikipedia page on the subject `_. + +In order to torrent the file, you need a BitTorrent client. We recommend `Transmission `_, an Open Source BitTorrent +client. Since Transmission only provides clients for Linux and macOS, we recommend `uTorrent `_ for Windows users. + +You first need to download the seed files. They are available on the `Ubuntu cdimage server `_, or you can use the direct +links provided below. + +Direct links: + - amd64 (`desktop `_, `alternate `_) + - i386 (`desktop `_, `alternate `_) + +After you have downloaded the link you need, open it in your BitTorrent client. This will download the image. After +this is done, we recommend that you leave your BitTorrent client open so you can seed this image for other people. + + +Downloading the image via zsync +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +zsync is a convenient application that will automatically verify the checksum of the image once downloaded. The +Lubuntu team uses this to download daily images as it will download the changes since the last image was released. + +In order to use zsync, you need to install it. Since this is a Linux-only client, you can get it from your +distribution's package repository. + +If you are running Debian or Ubuntu (or a distribution based off of either), run the following command in a terminal: + + sudo apt install zsync + +If you are running Fedora (or a distribution based off of it), run the following command in a terminal: + + sudo dnf install zsync + +If you are running Arch (or a distribution based off of it), run the following command in a terminal: + + sudo pacman -S zsync + +If you are running another distribution, you can find the source code `here `_. + +**You have now downloaded the image successfully. Please continue to Chapter 1.2.** +