Linux Dummies 9th

Chapter 3: Installing Linux
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• The package survey: The package usage survey retrieves some
non-personal information about your setup (such as the CPU type,
amount of memory, amount of hard-drive space, and what installation
method you used) and sends it to a central repository for statistical
purposes. You can view the current package usage survey
results by going to http://popcon.ubuntu.com. Several different
tables and graphs show the current survey totals.
• The network proxy: The final feature in the Advanced Options
window is to set a network proxy server. Some local networks (especially
those in businesses) must filter any outgoing network traffic to
restrict the Web sites that employees can access. This is done using
a network proxy. The firewall blocks all normal HTTP access from
the network, but the network proxy can receive HTTP requests, then
block the unacceptable ones, and forward the allowed ones. This
gives a company total control over what their employees can and
can’t access on the Internet from the corporate network.
If your Ubuntu workstation is on a network that uses a network
proxy, you must configure that feature here for your Internet
access to work properly.
When you’ve finished setting any advanced options, you’re ready to
start the installation.
15. Click Install on the Options screen.
After starting the installation, there’s nothing more for you to do other
than sit back and watch things happen. The Ubuntu installer takes
over, creating the disk partitions you specified, and installing the entire
Ubuntu operating system.
After the Ubuntu system is installed on the hard drive, the installation program
prompts you to reboot. The next time your system boots, you’ll be
in Ubuntu-land! If you opted to keep your Windows partition, a nice menu
appears when you boot, allowing you to select whether to boot using the
Windows partition or to boot using the Ubuntu partition.
Ubuntu also provides a unique way to run the LiveCD system with the
Windows Ubuntu Installer (Wubi). If you insert the Ubuntu LiveCD while in a
Windows session, you’re prompted to install Ubuntu as a Windows application.
This creates a full Ubuntu installation within your Windows system, and
allows you to dual-boot between Windows and Ubuntu. However, this method
is not intended to be used as a full Ubuntu installation; it’s not as reliable or as
quick as a normal Ubuntu installation.