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[[Category:Ubuntu]][[Category:Linux]]
= Obtaining Ubuntu on CD/DVD =
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Ubuntu releases a new distribution every 6 months - April and October. The release number consists of a number followed by a period followed by the month number. For example: '''8.04''', '''8.10''', '''9.04''', '''9.10'''. The release usually has a <i>descriptive</i> name of an animal.
The process to download and burn-in your own CD version of Ubuntu is simple, provided that you have a connection to the Internet, and your computer system has a CD burner.
Below are the step involved in the downloading of the install image and the burning of the install image onto a CD.
You need to select the type of Ubuntu distribution that you want to install.It is recommended first to see what type of computer system you have - either '''32-bit''' or '''64-bit'''.To find out It is important to know this information, since you can go to the ''CONTROL PANEL'' cannot install a 64-bit Linux distribution on your MS WIndows system and view the type of a 32-bit computer system (. Some prefer to install a 32 or -bit Linux distribution on a 64 -bit)computer for application stability reasons..
This step requires that you have a CD burner on your computer.
Here is a link that provides steps on how to burn in a CD image: [https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/switching/installing-burning.html Burn Downloaded Image File]
Now that you have burned the Ubuntu install image on your CD, you need to install it.
There are several approaches (ways) to install Linux on your machine.
Refer to the following links to install your Ubuntu Linux Distribution:
* Install Ubuntu While Running MS Windows (WUBI)
* Install Ubuntu (boot from CD)
* Setup and install a Diskless Computer Lab (LTSP - Edubuntu) (Boot from CD)
