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Terninal , try it ,install

Asked by David

Hi , i' m new with ubuntu my question is ... While i'm in the try mode can i install ubuntu from the terminal ? (Yeah i know the graphic one might be easier to use)Because i'm trying to only use the terminal for everything . thank for the future help :-)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Yes it acts as a full install but the changes will be written to RAM and lost after a reboot. If you made a persistent partition and you are using a USB stick to run the try mode then changes will be written there.

You only cannot reboot so upgrading the kernel without persistence is not possible. Otherwise you can treat the try system just as an installed system.

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Best N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#2

Hello,
you can use the terminal in order to begin the Ubuntu installer. I think the command is:

$ ubiquty

This of course will start the graphical installer, but you could see any messages in terminal.

A good place to start reading about using the terminal:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

If you don't want to use a graphical installer at all, then the minimal iso is for you:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD

Regards

P.S. Don't forget to mark the question as solved, when done.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#3

I recommend the following procedure for installing Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit:

1) first perform backup of all your data on the harddisk
2) perform custom install from a LiveUSB session of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit -> choose to create a separate / (root), /home and swap partition. So 3 partitions in total, assuming that you will not dual-boot with Windows.
Make sure the root partition is at least 15 gigabytes in size.
I advise to not create a separate /boot partition, but that is just my humble opinion.

I also suggest learning more about Ubuntu using these guides:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ExternalGuides

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David (jayrxxvii) said : 		#4

Thanks NickTh, that solved my question.