Learning Ubuntu begins with obtaining a copy of
Ubuntu in a CD and installing it. You can obtain ubuntu mainly in
three ways.
1) Downloading Directly from the
Internet
The latest version of ubuntu is available for download from the
official website of ubuntu. Please find the download in this page:
http://learnhub.com/redirect?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubuntu.com%2Fgetubuntu%2Fdownload. An alternate way for download is using
torrents. This is a more recommended method. You need to have a
bittorrent client to use torrent links. The torrent links are given
in this page: http://learnhub.com/redirect?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftorrent.ubuntu.com%3A6969%2F. You can find all variations of ubuntu,
kubuntu, etc here. You need to choose the version
ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso
. You
may also try other versions of ubuntu here. But this one works with
almost all PCs. If your computer do not posses atleast 512 MB ram,
please choose the entry ubuntu-8.10-alternetive-i386.iso
. The
installation for this case is different and i will be explaining
both cases differently.
This is The Best way, if possible since you get Ubuntu very
fast.
2) Requesting Free
CD
If your internet connection is slow or downloading is not possible,
you can request them to send a FREE copy of Ubuntu CD to your home.
For that you need to create a "Launchpad" account using your email
address. This procedure is easy and self-descriptive. More
instructions can be found at : http://learnhub.com/redirect?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshipit.ubuntu.com%2F.
3) Buy Ubuntu
CDs
Buy a CD or DVD with Ubuntu, Edubuntu or Kubuntu CD, or a large
number of CDs from a distributor near you. If you are in North
America you can get Ubuntu and Kubuntu on DVD from
Amazon.com.
http://learnhub.com/redirect?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubuntu.com%2FGetUbuntu%2Fpurchase.
In
the next lesson, we can see how to write a downloaded image to a
disc before you can use ubuntu.
