How to Clean install Ubuntu to your PC ?

All Linux operating systems are open source and lightweight. The OS is simple to download and set up. These operating systems have a very appealing look, and I personally adore all Linux OS distributions, whether they are Slackware, Debian, Red Hat, Arch, etc. Kali and Ubuntu are my two all-time favorite Linux operating systems.

Now, we’ll talk about how to install Ubuntu smoothly and without encountering any issues or errors in this article. Additionally, I’ll show you how to properly divide the disc or drive into partitions like home, root, and swap area. 

Please make sure you complete each step in order and without skipping any.

I) Ubuntu ISO File Download

1. Click here to download the Ubuntu ISO file(Approximate Size: 3.5 GB). (We advise you to get the Ubuntu OS’s stable official version from official website only. Do not download anything from websites run by third parties.)

II) Bootable USB Creation

1. Take a minimum of 8 GB pen drive (We recommend 16 GB) to create the installation media.

2. Create the bootable USB using RUFUS or any other USB bootable creation tool. If you’re unsure of how to make a bootable USB, click here to read our guide.

3. After learning how to make a bootable USB, you can now use the Ubuntu ISO file to create your installation media/bootable USB.

Make sure you know how to avail the boot menu in your PC. It may differ by the manufacturer of your PC. In my case it is F2. In your case it may F2 or F11 or F12 or Del or Tab.

Press the boot menu key and then select your bootable pen-drive to proceed with Ubuntu installation. 

III) Proceed with Ubuntu installation

1. Choose the option Ubuntu (safe graphics).

2. Starting with language choice. After choosing the appropriate language, carry with the Ubuntu installation.

2. Select your keyboard layout and click continue.

3. In next step, choose the “Normal Installation” option to get maximum functionalities from Ubuntu and don’t forget to select the option “Install 3rd party software for graphics and Wi-Fi hardware and additional media format.”

Note: The other options are actually not mandatory. It’s optional. So if you’ve sufficient mobile data or Wi-Fi then you can choose the “Download updates while installing Ubuntu” option.

4. Click on “Something else” in the next screen and then continue (MUST READ WARNING BEFORE CHOOSING THE OPTION.)

WARNING: If you don’t know how to partition disk or drive in a Linux operating system, we strongly advise you to choose the “Erase disc and install Ubuntu” option. Only users who are already familiar with the Linux OS’s disc partitioning system can select the “Something else” option. So, if you choose the 1st option then skip the next steps and directly go to STEP 12.

5. Now, read this carefully. I want to install Ubuntu on this 53 GB of storage space. You are able to select whatever disk or drive you like.

6. Click on “New Partition Table” and select continue when a warning about choosing the entire device for partitioning appears.

7. Your whole disk or drive size will now be displayed as free space and click on the little + icon present in the lower left corner.

Creating Partitions in Ubuntu:

8.  Select your desired size for the system memory or root. 

I. Creating Root Partition:

In case of any Linux OS, system memory is called as root and the symbol is “/”. Here I’ll give 20GB (~20000 MB) for my root directory. After done with size leave the rest as default except the Mount point. From drop down select your mount point as “/”. This means the root. All of the Ubuntu OS files and system files will be stored here.

We recommend you to give a minimum of 15 ~ 20 GB space to root.

After all done check details once again and click on OK.
Once the root has been created successfully, you will now see an interface similar to the below image.

II. Creating Swap Area Partition:

9. Select the empty space once more, then click the + sign.  We’ll now build a swap area in the free space. 
As a swap area, pick half of your physical RAM’s capacity. This means that if you have 8 GB of RAM, your swap area must be 4 GB. 

Swap area serves as RAM extender, primarily in Ubuntu. It is not necessary to construct a swap area. However, setting up a swap area will help your machine from becoming overwhelmed while numerous work windows are open at once.

I’ll choose a size of 4 GB of disk space as my swap area. Rest leave as default except Use as field. Select the drop down and change this field from Ext4 journaling file system to swap area. After selecting Use as: swap area the mount point field will automatically vanished. So, no need to give any mount point for swap area.

After creating swap area, the interface will now look like the below image.

III. Creating Home Partition:

10. One last time, select the empty space and click the + icon. 

No need to give any specific size now as the rest of the space will be used as your storage to store your data like saving any file, movies, images or documents etc. In Linux OS this space is treated as home.

Now leave the rest as default except for mount point. This time select the mount point as /home from the dropdown menu.

Once done with your mount point click OK.
After creating /home, interface will now look like the image below. Click on Install Now once everything is verified by you.

11. A pop-up window displaying all of the partitions you recently established will appear. If everything is fine with you, click on Continue.

Continue with Ubuntu Installation:

12. Choose your region, then click on Continue.

13. Click Continue after selecting a special username and password for your new system.

14. Ubuntu will now begin installing. It can take a while to complete this. And keep in mind that if you chose the “Download updates while installing Ubuntu” option in Step 3, it will take a little longer than usual.

Just wait until it finish installing Ubuntu OS.
15. When the installation is complete, you will be prompted to restart your computer. Click on “Restart Now”.

16. Your Ubuntu OS will be accessible after a successful restart.

18. Once the system is open, click on your new profile and then enter your password which you’ve given in Step 13.

19. Your Ubuntu OS will now open and be ready for use after you enter the correct password.

Congratulations! You’ve now successfully installed Ubuntu OS to your PC.

If you’ve any problem during Ubuntu or any other Linux installation feel free to ask us in comment section and we’ll definitely get back to you with a solution ASAP.

Thank you