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Simply insert the USB flash drive and either power on your computer or restart it. With most machines, this will allow you to select the USB device from a system-specific boot menu. After choosing to install Ubuntu from the welcome window, you will be asked about updates and third-party software.

Ubuntu needs about 4. If you are connected to the internet, your location will be detected automatically. Keyboard layouts can always be changed, and supplementary layouts added, from the desktop after installation.

Enter your name and the installer will automatically suggest a computer name and username. These can easily be changed if you prefer. The computer name is how your computer will appear on the network, while your username will be your login and account name. You can also choose to enable automatic login and home folder encryption. If your machine is portable, we recommend keeping automatic login disabled and enabling encryption. This should stop people accessing your personal files if the machine is lost or stolen.

The installer will now complete in the background while the installation window teaches you a little about how awesome Ubuntu is. Depending on the speed of your machine and network connection, installation should only take a few minutes. For other versions of Ubuntu Desktop including torrents, the network installer, a list of local mirrors, and past releases see our alternative downloads.

The latest version of the Ubuntu operating system for desktop PCs and laptops, Ubuntu Recommended system requirements are the same as for Ubuntu Get Multipass.

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