Install Ubuntu 16

#Performing a Clean Install of Ubuntu 16.04

Total Estimated time: 30-45 minutes

Required items:

USB drive with at least 6GB of storage

Index:

1. Backing up Files and Settings
2. Mounting Ubuntu on a USB drive
3. Installing Ubuntu
4. Additional software
5. Troubleshooting

#1. Backing up Files and Settings

1. Click on the Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools backup.
2. Click next and select the Back up files and settings.
3. Select what to backup from the options listed.
4. Choose where to back up the files and name it. Note: back up sizes will vary.

#2. Mounting Ubuntu on a USB drive

1. Download the appropriate Ubuntu file and place it on your desktop.

   32-bit (2GB RAM or less)

   64-bit (Recommended)

2. Click here to install a Universal USB Installer and move it to your desktop.

3. Run the USB installer and select Ubuntu from the first dropdown menu.

4. Select the Ubuntu .iso file you had saved from earlier.

5. Select the flash drive you will be using to install Ubuntu and click the create button.

6. Wait for the file to extract to the USB drive.

7. Safely eject the USB drive from your task bar and plug the USB drive into the machine you will be installing Ubuntu on.

#3. Installing Ubuntu

1. Insert the USB drive into the computer that you will be installing Ubuntu on.
2. Restart the computer. As soon as the first text appears on the screen, press the appropriate button to enter your BIOS/system setup which is usually one of the following keys: F1, F2, Del, Esc, F10, F11, or F12.
3. Once in the BIOS change the option for boot sequence to boot from the USB drive you installed Ubunutu on.
4. Once the boot order is changed restart your computer.
5. Wait a minute or two, an install window will appear.
6. Select "Install Ubuntu" and wait for it to load.
7. Select English from the list to the left of the screen and click continue.
8. Connect to Wi-Fi, if available, by selecting the connect to this network option and clicking connect and then continue (this will not show up if you are connected with an ethernet cable).
9. Select the checkbox "download updates while installing" and click continue.
10. When you get to the installation type, choose which option best suits your needs, I chose to erase Windows completely.
11. If installing alongside windows boot manager, allocate space and select install now.
12. Follow the instructions to choose your location, language and keyboard settings, name, computer name, a username and a password.
13. Click Install. The installation will begin, and should take 10-20 minutes to complete. When it is finished, choose to restart the computer and then remove your USB drive. Ubuntu should start to load on restart.

#4. Recommended Software (Optional)

Click the launcher in the top left corner of the screen and type Terminal. Click the icon that pops up. Commands will be entered here.

###Chromium Chromium is an open-source version of Chrome.

1. Change to root directory:

$ cd ~

2. Add the Chromium PPA: (This Chromium PPA is dead; You can still install though)
    
    ```bash
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chromium-daily/ppa

3. Download the package lists from the repositories and "update" them to get information on the newest versions of packages and their dependencies. It will do this for all repositories and PPAs.

$ sudo apt-get update

4. Install Chromium:
    
    ```bash
$ sudo apt-get install chromium-browser

###Sublime Text 3 Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, html and prose.

1. Change to root directory:

$ cd ~

2. Add the WebUpd8 Sublime Text 3 (beta) PPA:
    
    ```bash
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-3

3. Download the package lists from the repositories and "update" them to get information on the newest versions of packages and their dependencies. It will do this for all repositories and PPAs.

$ sudo apt-get update

4. Install Sublime Text 3:
    
    ```bash
$ sudo apt-get install sublime-text-installer

5. Add in drupal specific preferences https://drupal.org/node/1346890

###IRC (HexChat)

1. Add the HexChat PPA:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/hexchat-stable

2. Download the package lists from the repositories and "update" them to get information on the newest versions of packages and their dependencies. It will do this for all repositories and PPAs
    
    ```Bash
$ sudo apt-get update

3. Install HexChat:

$ sudo apt-get install hexchat

###Terminator

1. Change to root directory:

    ```bash
$ cd ~

2. Add the Terminator Nightly Builds PPA:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome-terminator/nightly

3. Download the package lists from the repositories and "update" them to get information on the newest versions of packages and their dependencies. It will do this for all repositories and PPAs.

    ```bash
$ sudo apt-get update

4. Install Terminator:

$ sudo apt-get install terminator

#5. Troubleshooting

My install had run into two issues.

The 32-bit version of Ubunutu would not boot from the USB, oddly enough the 64-bit version did
If Ubunutu will not boot from your USB or you get an error from the USB installer try this:

1. Instead of using the 32-bit version use the 64-bit Ubuntu version


If the bios has a password, you must reset it

If the BIOS requires a administrative password you don't know, reset the BIOS or CMOS to remove the password. I used a Dell Optiplex 980
1. Power off and unplug your computer.
2. Open the computer case.
3. Locate the CMOS battery (this will reset your bios).
4. Remove the battery (most motherboards have a pins that allow you to pop it out).

An alternative to CMOS battery removal:
1. Power off and unplug the computer.
2. Open the computer case.
3. Locate the CMOS/PSWD jumper (most of the time its a little piece of plastic on 2 or 3 pins).
4. If there, remove the jumper and boot the computer.
5. I recommend putting the jumper back on after you install Ubuntu

    A guide I used for the Optiplex 980's
    
   [Generic guide for Dell systems](http://www.dell.com/support/Article/us/en/6099/SLN284985)