Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on any PC (Detailed Explanation)
Tags: ubuntu, computerscience, help
Published: 2020-10-23 10:33:45

**Here I will share how Ubuntu 20.04LTS can be installed on our PCs, my experiences and possible errors that can occur while installing the same.**
*I have done this as a part of my tasks to get into the open source club 'amFoss' of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri*

So lets get started,

##Prerequisites
1. A pendrive (min. 4gb)
2. A PC with windows 7/8/10 to make the pendrive bootable (can even be the PC which you want to install Ubuntu) 
3. A good internet connection

##Steps to install
Step 1. Download Ubuntu 20.04LTS(ISO image file) from the official website. To download [Click Here](https://ubuntu.com/#download)
Step 2. Download and install a software to make the USB bootable. You can use [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/) or [LiLi Usb Creator](http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/download) for this purpose. Click on the name to download it.
Step 3. Insert your USB and Open Rufus, select your drive from the dropdown list and select the iso file you have downloaded
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Click START to proceed. It may take a few minutes, wait until it shows 'READY' in a green bar.
> Note that all the data on your pendrive will be deleted! Please make necessary backup arrangements.

Step 4. Restart your PC and head into the boot menu. To enter the boot menu click the Esc button(may be different depending upon your PC manufacturer) repeatedly as soon as the Loading screen appears during startup. Search for the boot menu key of your pc in Google if you don't know it or [check here]
(https://kb.nmsu.edu/page.php?id=80139)
Step 5. Select you disk from the boot menu and press 'Enter'

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* Select Ubuntu from the list
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* It may take a while

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* Select 'Install Ubuntu'

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* Select preffered keyboard layout

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* Connect to a WiFi(recommended) if you have it, so updates and 3rd party softwares will be downloaded automatically

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* Select 'Normal installation' and check all the ticks

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* Select installation type, wheather you want to install Ubuntu alongside Windows or you want a fresh PC with only Ubuntu in it

_Here I go with the Alongside option_

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* Allocate how much space you want to reserve for both the Operating systems(you can drag the bar between the two)

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* Enter your location

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###Hola! you made it...

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###Enjoy Ubuntu 20.04LTS for the next 5 years as the Ubuntu Team have promised that this version will be live till April 2025 and will have Extended Security maintenance till April 2030

Possible errors : 
  * Not booting -> Check the bootability of your disk or try the steps again
  * No sound or connectivity -> Get drivers from Google!
  * Not entering the boot menu -> Again search for your boot menu key in Google.

##Thankyou..