Ubuntu: Up and Running

Summary

Ubuntu is generally very fast to install, unless you make it part of a dual- or multi-boot setup and therefore have to resize partitions. And even then it’s a lot quicker to install Ubuntu than some other major operating systems.

So, by the time you finish this chapter, you should have Ubuntu installed on your computer in one form or another: alongside another operating system, within a virtualizing application, or as your computer’s only operating system.

Whichever type of installation you have, the next chapter will show you how to fully configure it to your requirements, and how to get it working with the peripherals you have connected to your computer, such as printers, webcams, and the like.