How to download and activate Ubuntu on Windows
- The first thing we will need to do is download Ubuntu from its official site.
- You will be able to appreciate what it appears an LTS version which is generally older than the latest version. What's the difference? That the LTS version is the most stable. Therefore, it is the most recommended to install.
- Click the green button that says » Download »To download the version we discussed above. It directs you to another page where you have to wait a few seconds for the download to start.
- Once the download is complete you will appreciate a file.ISO that you can use on a DVD or USB drive. Best practice is to use a USB drive to install Ubuntu.
- We will now use Rufus to create the multi-boot USB. You can download it from its official website.
- The application is portable, so you don't need to install anything. By simply double clicking on it, it will open and you can start using it. Once opened, connect the USB drive to your computer. This USB drive should appear in the field " Device «.
- After that you will have to click on the button » Select »So that a new window opens and you can search for the ISO file you previously downloaded.
Installation
- After selected the Ubuntu.ISO image. You don't have to touch anything else as all of Rufus' default options are ideal for creating the boot drive. To start the process, simply click on » starts «.
- A window with a warning appears. Basically it tells you that the version of the bootloader using syslinux is older than the one required by the ISO. Don't give it too much importance and press " SI »To connect to the internet and download what you need.
- After this we see a new window where it offers you two options. The one you should choose is the recommended one, which would be the first " Write in ISO image mode «.
- We will see a new window where basically it warns you that all data on the USB drive will be lost, you just have to press " OK »And wait for the process to finish.
Ubuntu with Windows
- Now you need to leave the USB drive connected to your computer and restart it. While doing this, you will have to hold down the key to choose the boot drive. This is usually done with the F12 key. However, depending on the BIOS and computer, it might be the ESC, DEL, F10, etc. key.
- When the menu to choose the boot drive appears, we choose the USB drive and press » Submit «.
- As soon as the USB starts up we can choose your language where we want to see the whole installation process. Obviously the most advisable thing here is to select Spanish.
- You will now see a new menu with various options. You can try Ubuntu without installing it. It is ideal if it is your first contact with this operating system since among the functions, this you can use the distribution without having to install anything.
- Ubuntu boots without installing anything, you can use it however you want. If you like it, you will see an icon that says " Install Ubuntu ". If you decide to install it when run the installer you will have to choose the keyboard layout.
- The next thing is to choose the wireless network in case you have Wifi. Likewise, if you don't want to connect to the internet during this process, you can skip this step.
- Next, you will choose which applications you want to install to get started. The first option lets you run a normal installation. Minimal installation with basic utilities and the rest you will have to install them yourself.
- You can also find in the last option the possibility of installing various third-party programs.
Now the installer will detect that you have Windows 10 on this computer. Therefore, you have to choose this option if you want to have both operating systems when Ubuntu activates Windows.
