My Article to FOSSUser - "Ubuntu on Cloud" Part 7

on Saturday, April 07, 2012

·         Ubuntu Server Edition Installation

Before the installation,

Make sure that the data of your machine is backed up.
One of the simplest ways to backup a system is using a shell script. For example, a script can be used to configure which directories to backup, and use those directories as arguments to the tar utility creating an archive file. The archive file can then be moved or copied to another location. The archive can also be created on a remote file system such as an NFS mount.
The tar utility creates one archive file out of many files or directories. Tar can also filter the files through compression utilities reducing the size of the archive file.

If this is not the first time an operating system has been installed on your computer, it is likely you will need to re-partition your disk to make room for Ubuntu.
Any time you partition your disk, you should be prepared to lose everything on the disk should you make a mistake or something goes wrong during partitioning. The programs used in installation are quite reliable, most have seen years of use, but they also perform destructive actions.

After backing up your system, you just wanted to insert the ISO disc in order to boot the system via CD-ROM. The boot prompt menu will ask for the language selection. The installation starts with asking for the keyboard layout.
From the main boot menu, you will see the options that what actually can be installed. You can select UEC for the installation. See figure 8.





          
Figure 8



Once you select UEC, the installer checks whether any of the Eucalyptus components installed or not. Refer figure 9.                      


 Figure 9

          Continued in Part 8
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