It’s been a while since I’ve included the actual install process itself in my notes. This is what works for me, and I’ll try to explain why at each step.
I try to do a fresh install on my laptop each version of Ubuntu that comes out (every 6 months). This keeps my laptop clean and keeps me on my toes with my backups. This article contains my notes for this install. The following articles will have the steps I take to get everything just right.
I used the “Try Ubuntu” at the beginning just so that I would be able to take screenshots and document as I went. To start the install, I clicked the “Install Ubuntu 20.10” icon.
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I’m thankful to speak English which allows me to just take the default keyboard setting and language.
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The only thing I did on this screen was check the “Install third-party software…” option. That should save me time afterward because I would just have to install them later.
I kept the “Normal Installation” option because while it might give me a few apps that I don’t use, it will save me from having to install ones that I do use. I left “Download updates” checked because that will also save me time afterward.
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I chose the Erase disk option to start fresh with the new install. I do need the drive encrypted so I had to click the “Advanced” button:
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One of the new features is that it supports encryption with ZFS. Ubuntu 20.04 didn’t have that feature! I’m going to try it out with this version.
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After clicking, “Install Now”, it prompted me for the password on the disk. This is the encryption password that I will have to type in before the laptop will boot. Then, it gave me this confirmation.
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I left the timezone at the default.
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Next, it asked for my user configuration. I entered the username, password, etc. Then, it was off and installing:
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I didn’t time it well, but I’d say it took no longer than 20 minutes. Then, I got the complete message. I just clicked the Restart Now, and I was done!
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After the first boot, I got a wizard that walked me through a few first steps. I connected a couple of online accounts by logging into them.
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Then, I chose to help Ubuntu…
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Next is the location privacy.
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Finally, I was at the last step of the first time wizard. I’ll install the software later.
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Next, the Software Updater opened up. There’s only 1 update to install, so I just clicked install now. I’ve always been amazed that even though I click download updates as I install, it still has a bunch of updates after the first boot. This time, one isn’t too bad.
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Strangely, after that install, there was one more.
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Finally, that was the last one.
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Update: My next step is the Essentials and Productivity software.
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