@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ This is a guide through the installation process of Lubuntu.
Starting the installer
----------------------
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.
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With every release upgrade comes many changes across the entire landscape of packages. Naturally, an extremely large change like this can cause problems, so **we strongly recommend you back up your files**. Also, if your computer runs on a battery (such as a laptop), please ensure that the power is connected, as it may take a while and unexpected power failures could be disastrous. Also keep in mind upgrading from a previous release will download will take time and data.
This way of upgrading involves the command line and is also useful for server upgrades. Unfortunately with main Ubuntu and Lubuntu dropping 32-bit upgrades, 32-bit upgrades after Lubuntu 18.04 are not supported.
We now feature a graphical way to install updates, in addition to the command-line option also listed below. Choose what works best for you, both are the same.
..note::
Upgrading will keep all of your files in your home folder and configuration files intact however this will mean some changes to default keybindings for example will still be the same as when you installed but will keep all of your customizations different from reinstalling Lubuntu.
Upgrading with command line
---------------------------
The first step will be to ensure your system is up to date. This can be done by entering the following command into the terminal. If prompted, enter your password. Another way updating is running the graphical updater from :menuselection:`Preferences --> Apply Full Upgrade`.
..code::
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
..image:: terminal_upgrade.png
Once the software upgrade has completed, you need to restart your PC. This can be done in a number of ways however, the following command is the simplest.
..code::
sudo reboot
The next thing you want to do is do the release upgrade command. do-release-upgrade is the command line tool for upgrading Lubuntu installations. To run it, you need root privileges, which, from the command line means prefixing the command with sudo. Upgrades to a new operating system version can sometimes cause problems; so **always backup your files beforehand**.
..code::
sudo do-release-upgrade
You may be prompted "No new release found", if so follow this step, else skip it. Go into software sources by :menuselection:`Preferences --> Software Sources` and on the :guilabel:`Updates` tab change :guilabel:`Show new distribution releases` and select :menuselection:`Normal Releases`. If you want to stay on the Long Term Support release from the :guilabel:`Updates` tab in :guilabel:`Show new distribution releases` select :guilabel:`Long term support releases only`.
While running the command line upgrade you will see what a chance to Cancel the installation, Continue, or see Details of what will change. To see details of what will change press :kbd:`d`. To get back to the choice of whether to upgrade from viewing the details of changes press :kbd:`q`. To cancel the upgrade press :kbd:`N`. To actually do the upgrade press :kbd:`y`. After pressing y the command line upgrader will download all the new software versions and then install new versions. Some things like a screensaver may need to be prompted to be restarted after you upgrade the package. After the new packages are installed you be asked to continue to remove unneeded packages. To remove the unneeded old packages press :kbd:`y`. To view details on what will be removed press :kbd:`d`.
..image:: do-release-upgrade-continue.png
After the installation, reboot into the newly upgraded system and log in and enjoy your upgraded release of Lubuntu.
Upgrading Graphically
---------------------
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Once this is launched you will be brought to a window that shows you welcome to the next release. To start the release press the :guilabel:`Upgrade` button.
..image:: graphical-upgrade-welcome.png
After this the upgrader will download what it needs to calculate what to download to complete the update. To see what changes will be made press the :guilabel:`Details` button. To see how long downloading an upgrade will take will be in the text in the middle of the window. If you want to decide not to upgrade at this time press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. To actually start upgrading to the next version press the :guilabel:`Start Upgrade` button.
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After rebooting you will return to your login screen and enjoy your updated version of Lubuntu.
Upgrading with command line
---------------------------
The first step will be to ensure your system is up to date. This can be done by entering the following command into the terminal. If prompted, enter your password. Another way updating is running the graphical updater from :menuselection:`Preferences --> Apply Full Upgrade`.
..code::
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
..image:: terminal_upgrade.png
Once the software upgrade has completed, you need to restart your PC. This can be done in a number of ways however, the following command is the simplest.
..code::
sudo reboot
The next thing you want to do is do the release upgrade command. do-release-upgrade is the command line tool for upgrading Lubuntu installations. To run it, you need root privileges, which, from the command line means prefixing the command with sudo. Upgrades to a new operating system version can sometimes cause problems; so **always backup your files beforehand**.
..code::
sudo do-release-upgrade
You may be prompted "No new release found", if so follow this step, else skip it. Go into software sources by :menuselection:`Preferences --> Software Sources` and on the :guilabel:`Updates` tab change :guilabel:`Show new distribution releases` and select :menuselection:`Normal Releases`. If you want to stay on the Long Term Support release from the :guilabel:`Updates` tab in :guilabel:`Show new distribution releases` select :guilabel:`Long term support releases only`.
While running the command line upgrade you will see what a chance to Cancel the installation, Continue, or see Details of what will change. To see details of what will change press :kbd:`d`. To get back to the choice of whether to upgrade from viewing the details of changes press :kbd:`q`. To cancel the upgrade press :kbd:`N`. To actually do the upgrade press :kbd:`y`. After pressing y the command line upgrader will download all the new software versions and then install new versions. Some things like a screensaver may need to be prompted to be restarted after you upgrade the package. After the new packages are installed you be asked to continue to remove unneeded packages. To remove the unneeded old packages press :kbd:`y`. To view details on what will be removed press :kbd:`d`.
..image:: do-release-upgrade-continue.png
After the installation, reboot into the newly upgraded system and log in and enjoy your upgraded release of Lubuntu.
Upgrading to a Development Release
----------------------------------
If you want to run the development release and get involved in development see Appendix B. The development release is for development so **The Development release is not supported**. To upgrade to the development release add the -d option to do-release-upgrade. The process follow the same process as upgrading to a new release just you are then upgraded to the development.
