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Installing Ubuntu might seem difficult, in reality the procedure has been simplified to the maximum in recent years to the point of being accessible even to users who have never installed an operating system before!
First we download the Ubuntu image file, available for download here -> Download Ubuntu .
We download the latest version available, so as to have the maximum hardware support and the latest news.
We remind you that Ubuntu is a free operating system, it does not require any type of license to operate.
Once the download is complete, burn the ISO image onto a blank DVD, or alternatively use a free USB stick of at least 4 GB, which can be created using a free program such as Unetbootin -> Download Unetbootin .
Once the DVD or Ubuntu stick is ready, insert it into the PC on which we intend to install this operating system and at startup press F8 repeatedly until the boot menu appears, where you can choose to start the DVD player or the stick on which you have placed the system.
Once the right medium has been chosen, the Ubuntu boot screen will start, where we can choose whether to try the system or install it; we click Install Ubuntu .
We click Next until we see the operating system installation window appear.
Ubuntu will recognize the presence of a possible Windows installation; to complete the installation, select Install Ubuntu alongside Windows to create a standard dual-boot installation.
We confirm on Next and choose a username, a name for the PC and a password (the latter indispensable on GNU / Linux), the time zone and at the end we click Install to complete the operation.
After a few minutes, just restart, remove the DVD or USB stick and choose, in a boot screen created for the occasion, whether to start Windows or Ubuntu.
Install programs on Ubuntu with the Software Center
The easiest method to install programs on Ubuntu is to use the Software Center integrated into the operating system.
We start Ubuntu and, in the left sidebar, click on the Software icon.
If the icon is not present or has been removed, we can search for it by opening the program menu at the bottom left (square consisting of 9 dots) and looking for Software .
We will have a collection center of all the main software that we can install on Ubuntu.
This program collection center is divided into categories and offers an effective search engine, just click on the magnifying glass icon on the top right and search for the program we want.
Once we have found the program to install, click on its name and, in the presentation window, click on Install to start the installation.
This Software Center can also be used to uninstall the programs present on Ubuntu, just click on the Installed menu at the top of the Software Center and, next to the name of the program we intend to remove, click Remove .
Install programs on Ubuntu from the Internet (via DEB packages)
Many programs on the Internet offer the possibility to install new programs on Ubuntu by downloading a file in DEB format (extension .deb).
This type of compressed file contains everything you need to install a new program in Ubuntu and is self-installing: just double click on a DEB file to install it on Ubuntu!
We therefore visit the website of a program that we intend to install, for example Google Chrome -> Download Google Chrome .
The site automatically recognizes the system and proposes to download the Ubuntu version; click on Download Chrome and select the file with the .deb extension.
On other sites you may need to search for the DEB version or manually download the right version for your operating system.
Once the download of the DEB package is finished, we double-click on it.
The package will be opened by the Software Center, which can also integrate programs downloaded from the Internet; to install the program obtained through the DEB package, all we have to do is click on Install .
At the end we will have integrated the program downloaded from the Internet into Ubuntu, ready to use.
Install programs on Ubuntu from terminal
The last way to install programs on Ubuntu, normally reserved for more experienced users, is installation via a terminal.
To install programs through this method, open the program called Terminal from the sidebar or by looking for it in the system dash.
A dark window will open, ready to collect our text commands.
To install the programs on Ubuntu via terminal we will have to know in advance the name of the program package (sometimes it is not enough to just write the name!) And integrated into the following command:
sudo apt-get install package_name
An example of a program that can be installed via a terminal can be seen in the image below.
Type in the access password (necessary for any installation), click on the Y button to confirm the installation and wait for the terminal to do its job.
At the end (we can see that the terminal has finished working since the reappearance of the green string containing the user and the PC name) we will have the chosen program regularly installed on Ubuntu.
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