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Chapter 3: Installing Linux
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Choosing a default language doesn’t necessarily mean that all applications
running on the system will use that language. Each individual application
may or may not detect the default language configured in Ubuntu.
The second window in the installation process allows you to select the
time zone for your area.
4. Select a time zone and then click Forward.
This window allows you to select your location via either the map or the
drop-down menu. Although selecting the time zone from the graphical
map sounds like a good idea, it can often be a challenge, depending on
how many cities Ubuntu recognizes around your particular city.
Next in the installation process is identifying the keyboard you’ll use
with the Ubuntu system. While this may sound like a simple option, it
can get complicated if you have a keyboard that includes special keys.
Ubuntu recognizes hundreds of different keyboard types, and it lists
them all in the keyboard selection window.
5. Select a keyboard, then click Forward.
The Keyboard configuration window lists the different types of keyboards
commonly used based on your country. Ubuntu provides a
suggested option for you based on what it detects as your keyboard.
This may or may not be right. If you want to fine-tune things, the lower
portion of the window allows you to experiment. On the left side is a list
of countries; on the right side is a list of the different known keyboard
types used in the country selected. Select your country from the left-side
list first; then select your keyboard type from the right-side list.
You can click in the right-side list and start to type the name of your keyboard
type to jump quickly to that selection.
Under the two listings is an area where you can test the keyboard
selection. Just type any special or unique characters available on your
keyboard to see whether the setting you selected produces the proper
characters.
The next step in the installation is quite possibly the most important,
and the most complicated. You tell the Ubuntu installer exactly where to
place the Ubuntu operating system on your system. One bad move here
can really ruin your day.
The exact partition window you get during the installation depends on your
hard drive’s configuration. If you went through the steps in Chapter 2, you
should be all set for this step. Figure 3-2 shows an example of what the partition
window looks like.
6. Select a disk setup method and then click Forward.