Fri 17 Oct 2008

Installing Ubuntu on my Acer Aspire One

It comes with Windows XP, but I want my terminals!

  • Defrag in Windows. The Windows partition is one big NTFS disk. Shut down safely.
  • Download a Ubuntu ISO. I used 8.10 from here.
  • Download the astonishingly useful Live USB Creator. It's Windows-only.
  • Find a free 1GB USB key. Format it to FAT32.
  • Point Live USB Creator at the USB key and the .iso.
  • Plug the USB key into your Aspire One. Boot it and hit F12.
  • Choose “USB HDD”. Hit Enter. Ubuntu's installer boot menu will start.
  • Select “Install Ubuntu”.
  • You won't be able to see the buttons at the bottom of the dialog. Right-click on the icon at the top left of the window and choose Resize to fix that.
  • Select your language, keyboard layout, etc.
  • When you get to “Prepare disk space”, choose the first Guided entry. Move the slider to adjust Windows versus Linux disk allocation.
  • That's the hard stuff over with.

Posted at 2008-10-17 17:08:00 by Richard Newman • Link to Installing Ubuntu …