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Chapter 3. Step-by-Step Installation

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Chapter 2 covered planning the installation of Ubuntu Linux: determining the requirements; performing an upgrade versus a clean installation; planning the layout of the hard disk; obtaining the files you need for the installation, including how to download and burn CD/DVD ISO images; ...

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Basic Installation from the Live/Install Desktop CD/DVD	46
The Ubuntu Graphical Installer	48
Graphical Partitioners	53
Setting Up a Dual-Boot System	61
The live/Install Desktop CD: The Initial Install Screen	62
The Alternate CD Initial Install Screen Menu	65
The Server CD Initial Install Screen Menu	66
The Ubuntu Textual Installer	67
Manual Partitioning	70
Setting Up a RAID Array	73
The xorg.conf File	77