Beginner's Guide: Step-by-step instructions on how to install Ubuntu and Fedora

Abstract: Linux is customizable due to its open source, so many distributions have been derived. Ubuntu and Fedora are two distributions that are more friendly to novices, mainly because of their relatively simple installation and large user groups. If there is a problem, you can search for relevant information or find a senior to solve it.

Because Linux is open source, it is customizable, so many distributions have been derived. Ubuntu and Fedora are two distributions that are more friendly to novices, mainly because of their relatively simple installation and large user groups. If there is a problem, you can search for relevant information or find a senior to solve it. This article is prepared for Linux novice, by showing the whole installation process to make Linxu novice complete the installation of Ubuntu or Fedora, and also urge you to point out the shortcomings.

Reading suggestions
This article will cover the installation of two distributions, Ubuntu and Fedora. Please read the whole article first, and then decide which distribution to install. There are corresponding text descriptions in the pictures, please don't ignore them.
If you are a novice, it is strongly recommended to use a virtual machine to operate; if you believe that you can solve the problem, you can also use ultraiso, USBWriter and dd commands to write to a U disk for physical installation, which will not be described in detail here.
If you have any questions, you can join the Linux China-Xinchuan QQ group to ask questions, the QQ group number is 198889109, and the verification information is LINUXCN.
Introduction
to Ubuntu Ubuntu is a Debian-based GNU/Linux operating system that supports X86, 64 and PPC architectures. Ubuntu releases a version every six months, in April and October each year, and this article uses the 15.04 64-bit version. Ubuntu should be a relatively friendly Linux distribution for novices. The Chinese localization is also done well, and it feels out of the box. Because Ubuntu's user base has increased in recent years, there are a lot of useful information for newbies, so don't worry about encountering problems that cannot be solved, making good use of search and asking questions will make you grow faster.

For more Ubuntu introductions, please visit: Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) / Ubuntu14.04.3 (Trusty Tahr) LTS.

About
Fedora Fedora is a Linux distribution developed by the Fedora community and sponsored by Red Hat Corporation. Fedora can be regarded as a replacement for personal use of Red Hat Linux. Due to the support of Red Hat, Fedora's functions are very complete, and it is also divided into WORKSTATION, SERVER and CLOUD versions. This article uses Fedora 22 WORKSTATION (workstation), Fedora 22 has changed the package manager from YUM to DNF, so it is recommended that learners learn DNF directly.

For more Fedora introduction, please go to: Fedora 22.

The environment of this article
Note : The download link of this article goes directly to the official download, and it is constantly updated so that new Linux users can use the latest release version, and the installation steps in this article are basically not changed due to the replacement of the version.
Windows 8.1 64-bit
VirtualBox-5.0.2 Click here to download
Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit Click here to download
Ubuntu 16.04 32-bit Suitable for users with lower configuration Click here to download
Fedora 23 64-bit Click here to download
Fedora 23 32-bit For lower configuration users, click here to download For
more Linux distribution downloads, you can see here: Linux Downloads.

Ubuntu installation
1. Create and load disk
After you have installed VirtualBox, you should see the following interface when you open

VirutalBox
VirutalBox

click New, and the interface shown below will appear. Generally, you can fill in the picture as shown, and the memory can be filled in as appropriate.

New Virtual Computer
New Virtual Computer

Next A virtual hard disk will be created, as shown in the figure, the default location is C drive, if you do not want to create it in C drive, please make sure that the disk format you choose is NTFS

to create a virtual hard
disk

After creating a virtual hard disk, please click the settings as shown in the figure to load the ISO File

Load ISO file
Load ISO file

2. Install Ubuntu
Click to start, it will boot, enter the following interface

Start installation
Start installation

Installation options
Installation options Please note

here that if you use a virtual machine like the author, it is strongly recommended to choose to clear the entire disk and install Ubuntu , but if you want to install the physical machine and Windows to form a dual system, please choose other options, but this requires you to have a certain understanding of Linxu and have a certain basis for partition operations, be careful not to overwrite the Windows C drive, here Due to space reasons, it will not be described in detail.

Installation type
Installation type

As shown in the figure, make user settings, the computer name is the host name, the user name is the account name used when logging in, and the password is the login password of the user name you set, please remember it.

add user
add user

After this step, you will select the time zone, just click Next, the keyboard selection is as shown in the figure below

Select keyboard layout
Select the keyboard layout The

configuration selection has been completed, please wait patiently for the installation process, as shown in the figure, please do not click SKIP

in installation, in
installation

Wait patiently After the installation is complete, it will reboot into the system, log in with the user name and password you configured above, please note that it is best not to log in to root, you can use the sudo command to obtain the corresponding permissions, the following picture shows the results:

Installation complete
Installation complete

Fedora installation
1. Create and load disks
Please refer to the Ubuntu section above.

2. Install Fedora
, click Start, it will boot, and enter the following interface, as shown in the figure

to start installation.

Next, it is still the operation as shown in the figure:

install to the hard disk ,

then select the language, and enter the interface as shown in the figure after selection . Note that if you use a virtual machine like the author, it is strongly recommended to select the automatic configuration partition; but if you want to install the physical machine and Windows to form a dual system, please select I want to configure the partition, but this requires you to have a certain understanding of Linxu And have a certain basis for partition operation, be careful not to overwrite the C drive of Windows, because of space reasons, it will not be described in detail here. Select installation target







The next step is to create the root account and the daily use account. The root account has the greatest administrative rights, and you can even delete the entire system, so please be careful when using the root account. The daily use account should be used as your habitual account. If necessary, just use The sudo command can temporarily increase the privilege. More instructions are shown in the figure. To

create a user and password

root configuration, you only need to create a password. The following figure is the daily account configuration

to create a user

. After the configuration, you will return to the previous interface, please wait patiently Installation, as shown in the figure

Installation is

complete, after clicking Exit, you will still enter the Live CD environment, please shut down first, and then execute the next step. After the

installation is complete, exit and shut down

. You will enter the Live CD environment again, please operate as shown in the figure

Uninstall

the disk Next, click Start to enter your Fedora, log in with the user name and password you set above, please note that it is best not to log in to root, you can use the sudo command to get Corresponding permissions , the picture below shows the results. The

installation successful .