System information

You will be presented with a list of countries. Once you’ve found your country and
highlighted it, press Enter .
You will then be asked if you would like to use the keyboard layout detector. If you
know which keyboard type you have, you can select No and then pick it from a list of
formats.
If you are utilizing the keyboard layout detector, you will be prompted to press a series
of keys. If you use the keyboard detector and it does not detect your keyboard correctly
(typical when installing into a virtual machine via a remote console), you can go back
and select from a list manually.
Once you’ve picked your keyboard, the installation will continue by attempting to set
up your network automatically. If all goes well, you will be prompted to enter a host-
name for your system. You can pick anything you want here, unless your network
requires your system to a have a specific hostname. Input it now and then press
Enter
.
The installer will attempt to contact a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server to syn-
chronize your clock. Ubuntu will then try to autodetect your time zone and present
you with its choice. If correct, select Yes
, otherwise, select No and you’ll be presented
with a list of time zones to select from. Select your time zone, or select from the world-
wide list if your time zone is not shown. Once you’ve selected your time zone, press
Enter
to continue.
The installer will then ask you some questions about partitioning your system. Typically
the default is fine, which is to use the guided system, utilizing the entire disk, and to
set up the Logical Volume Manager (LVM). Press Enter once you’ve made your selec-
tion. Then you’ll be asked which partition to install to, which likely is the only one on
your system. Press Enter to continue, at which point you’ll be asked to confirm the
changes to the partition table. Select Yes and press Enter to continue.
You will now be asked how much space to use (the default value will be to use the
entire disk). Press Enter once you’ve entered and confirmed the amount of space you
want to use. The installer will then request one last confirmation before making the
changes to the disk. Select Yes to write the changes to disk. The installer will now
format the hard disk, write the partitioning scheme to disk, copy the files, and perform
the file installation.
When the file installation is complete, you’ll be asked to enter the Full name of the new
user, from which a username will be generated. The system will suggest a username,
but you are free to change the username to whatever you like.
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