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Starting the installer
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At the start of the boot process a grub splash screen will be shown. To install select :menuselection:`Try or Install Lubuntu`. If Lubuntu has a problem with your graphics card like newer nvidia cards select :menuselection:`Lubuntu (safe graphics)`. To test your ram select :menuselection:`Test memory`.
At the start of the boot process, a GRUB splash screen will be shown. To install select :menuselection:`Try or Install Lubuntu`. If you have a problematic graphics card, select :menuselection:`Lubuntu (safe graphics)` (for example, some NVIDIA cards will need this.) To test your RAM, select :menuselection:`Test memory`.
..image:: grubsplash.png
The next screen you are brought to will brought to will be a screen with a choice between :guilabel:`Try Lubuntu` which will give you a live session to run lubuntu as you see fit off your installation media. The other choice is is to run the installer directly with :guilabel:`Install Lubuntu`. Above this there is a field to select which language you want to install in the :guilabel:`Select Your Language` drop down. To get this screen in your language then press the :guilabel:`Confirm` button. If you need more advanced network settings to install Lubuntu than just connecting to wifi use the :guilabel:`Try Lubuntu` choice. If choose :guilabel:`Install Lubuntu` the installer will start right away and you will be asked to select your langauge. At the bottom of your screen if you are connected to the internet automatically like with an ethernet cable it will say :guilabel:`Connected` at the bottom. If you are not connected to the internet at the bottom it will say :guilabel:`Not Connected`.
The next screen will present a choice between :guilabel:`Try Lubuntu`, which will give you a live session to run Lubuntu as you see fit, or run the installer directly with :guilabel:`Install Lubuntu`. Above this there is a field to select which language you want to install in the :guilabel:`Select Your Language` drop down. To get this screen in your language, select one then press the :guilabel:`Confirm` button. If you need more advanced network settings to install Lubuntu than just connecting to Wi-Fi use the :guilabel:`Try Lubuntu` choice. If choose :guilabel:`Install Lubuntu` the installer will start right away and you will be asked to select your language. At the bottom of your screen if you are connected to the internet automatically like with an ethernet cable it will say :guilabel:`Connected` at the bottom. If you are not connected to the internet at the bottom it will say :guilabel:`Not Connected`.
Once you have booted into the live session, feel free to explore Lubuntu and make sure all your hardware works. Once you are ready to install Lubuntu, double click the icon in the top-left corner of the desktop :guilabel:`Install Lubuntu 24.04 LTS` or :menuselection:`System Tools --> Install Lubuntu 24.04 LTS`.
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Customizing
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Next will bring a choice of what applications to install, additional third party drivers, or to install updates with the installation. To chooose to install all applications and the list of the third party applications choose :guilabel:`Full Installation`. To choose the normal applications included in Lubuntu select the :guilabel:`Nomral Installation` button. To choose a minimal installation of just the desktop environment select the :guilabel:`Minimal Installation` button. To install updates while installing check the :guilabel:`Download and install updates following installation` checkbox. To install third party and maybe proprietary drivetrs check the :guilabel:`Install third-party software for graphics, WIFi hardware, and addtional media formats` checkbox.
Next will bring a choice of what applications to install, additional third party drivers, or to install updates with the installation. To choose to install all applications and the list of the third party applications choose :guilabel:`Full Installation`. To choose the normal applications included in Lubuntu select the :guilabel:`Normal Installation` button. To choose a minimal installation of just the desktop environment select the :guilabel:`Minimal Installation` button. To install updates while installing check the :guilabel:`Download and install updates following installation` checkbox. To install third party and maybe proprietary drivers check the :guilabel:`Install third-party software for graphics, WiFi hardware, and additional media formats` checkbox.
To choose pick which particular additonal applications you wish to install there are checkboxes for each program under :guilabel:`Install additonal third party packages`. To install Element for encryped matrix chat check the :guilabel:`Element` checkbox. To install the Thunderbird email and clandering client check the :guilabel:`Thunderbird checkbox`. To install virt-manager to manage running virtual machines on Lubuntu check the :guilabel:`Virtual Machine Manager` checkbox. To make digital art check the checkbox for :guilabel:`Krita`.
Pick which particular additional applications you wish to install there are checkboxes for each program under :guilabel:`Install additional third party packages`. To install Element for encrypted Matrix chat check the :guilabel:`Element` checkbox. To install the Thunderbird email and calendering client check the :guilabel:`Thunderbird checkbox`. To install virt-manager to manage running virtual machines on Lubuntu check the :guilabel:`Virtual Machine Manager` checkbox. To make digital art check the checkbox for :guilabel:`Krita`.
To go to the next part of installation press the :guilabel:`Next` button. To go to selecting your keyboard again press the :guilabel:`Back` button.
Setting up partitions
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If all you want is Lubuntu on your machine, you can select the :guilabel:`Erase disk` button. This will format the disk and **delete all data on the disk**, which is why having your data backed up before this point is extremely important. If you choose to do this you can continue on to user setup. To change the storage device to install Lubuntu on use the :guilabel:`Select Storage device` drop down menu. To choose to use a swap file under :guilabel:`Erase disk` keep :menuselection:`Swap to file` or to not use swap choose :menuselection:`No Swap`. To choose which filesystem to use the drop down on the right to choose which filesystem you want to use. If you want to encrypt your drive press the :guilabel:`Encrypt system` checkbox and then you will need to enter the encryption passphrase twice make sure you have it typed in correctly. It is strongly advised to write down this passphrase and keep it somewhere safe.
If all you want is Lubuntu on your machine, you can select the :guilabel:`Erase disk` button. This will format the disk and **delete all data on the disk**, which is why having your data backed up before this point is extremely important. If you choose to do this you can continue on to user setup. To change the storage device to install Lubuntu on use the :guilabel:`Select Storage device` drop down menu. To choose to use a swap file under :guilabel:`Erase disk` keep :menuselection:`Swap to file` or to not use swap choose :menuselection:`No Swap`. To choose which filesystem to use the drop down on the right to choose which filesystem you want to use. If you want to encrypt your drive press the :guilabel:`Encrypt system` checkbox and then you will need to enter the encryption passphrase twice to make sure you have it typed in correctly. It is strongly advised to write down this passphrase and keep it somewhere safe.
..warning::
Erasing your entire disk or partition may cause you to lose data so please backup beforehand.
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..Warning::
Creating a new partition table will erase all data on the drive and deleting a partition will delete all data on the partition.
If you have a new hard disc or solid state drive press the :guilabel:`New Partition table` button but this will delete the whole disc if you have any data on it. After pressing this button you will get a dialog saying what kind of partition table to use. The :guilabel:`Master Boot Record` button will create an old partition table but will only allow 4 primary partitions and partitions up to 2 Terabytes. The :guilabel:`GUID Partition Table` button works for large discs but may not be recognized by legacy operating systems. To get back to your main partitioning window press the :guilabel:`OK` button.
If you have a new hard disk or solid state drive press the :guilabel:`New Partition table` button but this will delete the whole disc if you have any data on it. After pressing this button you will get a dialog saying what kind of partition table to use. The :guilabel:`Master Boot Record` button will create an old partition table but will only allow 4 primary partitions and partitions up to 2 Terabytes. The :guilabel:`GUID Partition Table` button works for large discs but may not be recognized by legacy operating systems. To get back to your main partitioning window press the :guilabel:`OK` button.
To change what disc you are partitioning use the :guilabel:`Storage device` drop down menu.
To change what disk you are partitioning use the :guilabel:`Storage device` drop down menu.
You can create partition by clicking the :guilabel:`Create` button which will bring up a dialog. The file system field is a drop down menu, select which file-system you want. You also need to select where you want to mount the partition in the :guilabel:`Mount Point` drop down menu. To change how big to make the partition change the :guilabel:`Size` field. To change the size or type of a partition after initially creating it press the :guilabel:`Edit` button. To delete a partition press the :guilabel:`Delete` button. You will need at least one root (/) partition and if you are booting an EFI system you will also need a /boot/efi mounted partition. Another common option is to have all your data on its own partition, which can even be on its own separate physical disk this can be mounted at /home. If you want to encrypt your your filesystem check the :guilabel:`Encrypt` checkbox. Then two fields will appear to get write type your encryption passphrase twice to confirm it. To add a label for this partition enter it into the :guilabel:`FS Label` field.
Simon Quigley
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