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Install Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
This article is for those looking for a detailed and straightforward guide on installing Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS.
After successfully booting from the Ubuntu Server 20.04 installation USB stick or DVD, the first step is to choose which language the welcome menu will be displayed in.
Select “English” and press the “Enter” button.
Next, you can choose a keyboard layout.
Select the keyboard layout you need and click on the “Done” button.
In the next step, the installer will try to automatically obtain the settings for the network connection using DHCP.
You can set the IP address manually or configure the network connection after installation.
Click on the “Done” button.
Next, the system prompts you to specify information about the proxy server.
This guide does not use a proxy server.
Click on the “Done” button.
Next, you can specify an alternative mirror address for downloading packages.
Leave the “Mirror address” field unchanged and click on the “Done” button.
At the next step, you need to choose which disk the new operating system will be installed on and allocate space for installation.
NOTEAll free disk space will be allocated for the system.
Select “Use an entire disk”, then “Set up this disk as an LVM group.
Click on the “Done” button.
In the next step, you can see what partitions will be created on the disk.
Click on the “Done” button.
Now you need to confirm your changes.
Select “Continue” and press the “Enter” button.
Next, you will need to specify the full username for the administrator account, the server name, then the login and password for the new account.
Click on the “Done” button.
If you plan to connect to the server via SSH, then you need to select “Install OpenSSH server”.
NOTEYou can also import SSH keys from Launchpad or Github.
Click on the “Done” button.
In the next step, you can select additional services and components for installation from the operating system.
Click on the “Done” button.
Next, you can watch the installation process of Ubuntu Server 20.04.
The Ubuntu Server 20.04 installation is now complete.
Click on the “Reboot” button.
Now you need to remove the installation USB stick or Ubuntu Server 20.04 disk from the CD/DVD drive.
Next, you need to specify the username and password for authentication in Ubuntu, which was specified earlier during the installation of the system.
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