I have bought a cheap new PC which I hope to put Ubuntu 24.04 or an official flavor as a sole operating system. The PC is an Acer XC-840 manufactured in September 2022 and still in box unused. Spec Intel N4505 processor ,4GB DDr4 Ram, 256 GB SSD , Intel UHD graphics , Bios R01-A2 . Hopefully this is able to run Ubuntu . I have never installed on other than very old computers and would like to know what I need to do to avoid failure . Do I need to run Windows first or can I Boot from a USB with Ubuntu ISO on and just select install using whole drive without disabling secure boot or making other changes beforehand ? As is probably obvious I am very much a beginner with Linux and would appreciate any available guidance.
Can I install Ubuntu as the only OS on a new Windows 11 pc without first setting up Windows
system-installation
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The instructions below are for Ubuntu 11.10. Other versions will be similar but might have a slightly different appearance or order. You must make sure that Windows is correctly shutdown (no Hibernation, no Suspend, no Fast Boot) and your NTFS drive is healthy.
- Boot from your Ubuntu CD or USB stick. When prompted, choose "Install Ubuntu".
- Ensure that you meet all the installation prerequisites. Ideally, connect to the internet at this time as well.
- If you have wireless network hardware and there is an available network, you can (optionally) connect to it at this time.
- Be certain to choose "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows" (or "other operating systems" or other similar wording, depending on your system configuration). This is the important step that will ensure that Ubuntu and windows are both available after the installation.
- Choose how much space to give to Ubuntu and Windows. How much you give each one is up to you.
- Complete the rest of the installation by setting your timezone and entering information about your computer and yourself.
- Enjoy the informative slide show while the system installs.
Restart and enjoy Ubuntu!
That's simple:
- First download the ISO file then burn it to a CD/DVD or use Unetbootin to get a bootable USB, select the Installation media to boot first from your BIOS.
- Once you're in the Live Session, choose Install Ubuntu.
- When you get to the Choose an Option screen, select Do Something Else.
- Locate the Second drive and choose to Install the System on the second drive.
- Choose to also install the bootloader on the 2nd drive, make sure it's the drive and not a partition (i.e.
/dev/sdaand not/dev/sda1)
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To answer the question in the subject line: Yes, as long as you already have a bootable media. On Acer computers, the F12 key during system initialization will give you a boot menu from which you can select your bootable media. Then, you can Try Ubuntu before you install it to ensure everything works with your hardware.
If you don't have a bootable media, and no other computer from which to create one, you can use your Windows 11 installation to create it. Setup the Windows11 OS minimally, including an Internet capable network connection. Then, follow the instructions to create the media.
During installation, you will be given the option Erase disk and install Ubuntu to reclaim all your drive space for a clean and full use of your storage by the Ubuntu OS.