Install Ubuntu 13.04 with Windows 7 for Beginners

Install Ubuntu 13.04 with Windows for beginners

Requirements:

Windows operating system

Hard disk space atleast 40GB or above

Ubuntu 13.04 live DVD

1. Insert the Ubuntu 13.04 DVD in DVDROM and reboot system

2. Click Install Ubuntu

3. Select Install Ubuntu alongside with Windows

4. Click “Install Now”

5. Select your location/region

6. Continue/English(US)/Continue/Type your name and computer/Continue

It will take about 30 minutes depending on your system speed and configurations

How to get your root password for the purpose of installing other software packages

1. Open terminal by clicking Ctrl-Alt-T

2. On the prompt type sudo -s

3. It will display [sudo] password for sani: (type password here)

4. root@sani:~#

Or

$ sudo passwd root

[sudo] password for sani:

Enter new UNIX password:

Retype new UNIX password:

Password : updated password successfully

sani@sani-desktop:~$

How to edit grub to change TIMEOUT

Type at the prompt: sudo -s

root@sani-desktop:~# gedit /etc/default/grub

You will see the window given below:

GRUB_DEFAULT=0

#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true

GRUB_TIMEOUT=10

GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

Change 10 to -1 at the following line as below

GRUB_TIMEOUT=-1

Note this will let the system wait indefinitely unless you select either Windows or Ubuntu during booting.

Now do as follows:

Ctrl-S  - this will save the changes done just now

Ctrl-q -To quit the window

sudo update-grub – This will apply the changes made

Reboot the system