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Burn your CD or create a USB drive
Once you've finished downloading your file, you'll need to create a CD or USB drive.
95 / 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Server 2003 / Vista: Infra Recorder
Download and install Infra Recorder
[http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net], a free and open-source image-burning program.
Insert a blank CD in the drive and select Do nothing or Cancel if an autorun dialog box pops up.
Open Infra Recorder and click the 'Write Image' button in the main screen.
Alternatively you can select the 'Actions' menu, then 'Burn image'.
Select the Ubuntu CD image file you want to use, then click 'Open'.
In the dialog box, click 'OK'.
XP / Server 2003 / Vista: ISO Recorder
- Download and install the appropriate version of ISO Recorder.
- Insert an unformatted DVD into your burner. (Note:
You can only burn DVDs with this tool from Vista.) - Open Windows Explorer, find your ISO file, right-click and choose 'Next'.
Windows 7
- Right-click on an ISO image and choose 'Burn disc image'.
- Select a disk burner (drive) and choose 'Burn'. If you check 'Verify disc after burning', it will confirm that the ISO image has been burned correctly.
Mac OS X
Note:
To burn most ISOs, you can use Apple's Disk Utility (Disk Copy in older versions).
- Launch Disk Utility (Applications → Utilities → Disk Utility).
- Insert your blank CD/DVD.
- Drag and drop your .iso file to the left pane in Disk Utility. Now both the blank disc and the .iso should be listed.
- Select the .iso file, and click on the 'Burn' button in the toolbar.
- Ensure that the 'Verify burned data' checkbox is ticked (you may need to click on the disclosure triangle to see the checkbox).
- Click 'Burn'. The data will be burned and verified.
Ubuntu
The procedure may differ slightly depending on which version of Ubuntu you are using.
- Insert a blank CD into your burner. A 'CD/DVD Creator' or 'Choose Disc Type' window might pop up. Close this, as we will not be using it.
- Look for the downloaded ISO image in the file browser.
- Right click on the ISO image file and choose 'Write to Disc'.
- Where it says 'Write disc to', you may have options such as 'File image' as well as your CD drive. Choose your CD drive. Your CD drive may show as something like 'BD-MLT UJ-210S'
- Select the write speed. If you are burning an Ubuntu Live CD (one that you may want to boot from), it is recommended that you write at the lowest possible speed.
- Start the burning process.
- After burning is completed, verify that your CD contains multiple files and folders and not just the ISO file. This way you will know the process was completed correctly.
Windows
- Insert a USB stick with at least 2GB of free space
Download the Universal USB Installer
- Click 'Run' when prompted
- If the security dialog appears, confirm by clicking 'Run'
- Read the licence agreement and choose 'I Agree' to continue
- Select Ubuntu Desktop Edition from the dropdown list
- Click 'Browse' and open the downloaded ISO file
- Choose the USB drive and click 'Create'
Mac
We would encourage Mac users to download Ubuntu Desktop Edition by burning a CD for the time being. But if you would prefer to use a USB, please follow the instructions below.
Note: this procedure requires an .img file that you will be required to create from the .iso file you download.
TIP: Drag and Drop a file from Finder to Terminal to 'paste' the full path without typing and risking type errors.
Download the desired file
Open the Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities/ or query Terminal in Spotlight)
Convert the .iso file to .img using the convert option of hdiutil (e.g.,
hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target.img ~/path/to/ubuntu.iso)Note: OS X tends to put the
.dmgending on the output file automatically.Run
diskutil listto get the current list of devicesInsert your flash media
Run
diskutil listagain and determine the device node assigned to your flash media (e.g. /dev/disk2)Run
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN(replace N with the disk number from the last command; in the previous example, N would be 2)Execute
sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m(replace/path/to/downloaded.imgwith the path where the image file is located; for example,./ubuntu.imgor./ubuntu.dmg).Using
/dev/rdiskinstead of/dev/diskmay be faster.If you see the error
dd: Invalid number '1m', you are using GNU dd. Use the same command but replacebs=1mwithbs=1M.If you see the error
dd: /dev/diskN: Resource busy, make sure the disk is not in use. Start the 'Disk Utility.app' and unmount (don't eject) the drive.
Run
diskutil eject /dev/diskNand remove your flash media when the command completesRestart your Mac and press
altwhile the Mac is restarting to choose the USB-Stick
Ubuntu
- Insert a USB stick with at least 2GB of free space
- In the main menu, go to System > Administration and open 'Startup Disk Creator'
- Click 'Other' to choose the downloaded ISO file
- Select the file and click 'Open'
- Select the USB stick in the bottom box and click 'Make Startup Disk'
- That's it! When the process completes, you'll be ready to restart your computer and begin installing Ubuntu.
Install it!
When the CD is ready, simply put it in your CD drive, restart your computer and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
Install Ubuntu Server for cloud computing
Cloud computing on Ubuntu Server
With Ubuntu, the complexities of cloud computing become simple. Our focus is clear: provide you with the tools to build and manage cloud computing environments. Whether you want to build within Amazon's EC2 (the leading public cloud) or create a private cloud on your own hardware, Ubuntu Server Edition offers the tools to create and control both.
Ubuntu Server brings the immediacy and elasticity of cloud computing behind your firewall and enables easy migration between public and private clouds.
Learn more about Ubuntu and cloud computing
Building a private cloud: Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC)
With Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, you can bring the same self-service capability into your data centre using the same tools and APIs used on Amazon EC2.
To install UEC on a server Download Ubuntu Server (above) and choose UEC when prompted during installation
Take a look at some steps for setting up a private cloud using UEC
Download machine images to be run on your Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (these can be modified, rebundled and uploaded to Amazon EC2)
Deploying on a public cloud: Ubuntu on Amazon EC2
With Ubuntu on Amazon EC2, you can get up and running with a new Ubuntu server in seconds. And you can add more servers as you need them to scale with your application workload.
Use Ubuntu on Amazon EC2 without downloading any software
Take a look at the EC2 Starters Guide for instructions on setting up a public cloud using Amazon EC2
Access Amazon Machine Image (AMI) identifiers and example commands:
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