This is a complete ubuntu 9.10 installation guide using Live-cd/use stick/grub4dos.
First at all,download ubuntu iso image from www.ubuntu.com.
Select one in following:
- Install Ubuntu from live-cd.You need a blank CD,and burn the iso image into this.
- Install Ubuntu from usb stick. If you don’t have a CD,you can use USB instead and create an bootable live-usb.Read this for detal.
- Install Ubuntu from Windows XP. If you even don’t have a USB,and you’re operating on Windows.You can read here
Now,boot up from the CD/usb/mbr.On the desktop click on Install ubuntu 9.04 icon.
Select your language and click the Forward button to continue.
Select city and time zone,click the Forward button to continue.In next window choose the keyboard layout and click Forward.
Select “specify partitions manually”,and click Forward.
Now,right click on free space and create an new partition(size: recommend 20G,use as: ext4 or ext3, mount point: /).And create an swap area(size: recommand 512M-2G,use as: swap).
Click Forward to set username,password and until see this window:
Now,take a cup of coffee and have a rest. Once the installation has completed, click Restart now.