Linux Ubuntu: Installing Ubuntu Server 12.04

Before installing, make sure your computer meets the minimum specifications required to Ubuntu. Minimum specifications required are:

• HDD Space: 4.4 GB

• RAM: 512 MB

• VGA: 12 MB

If the specifications are met, then we can directly to the next stage.

Step 1

Insert the CD / DVD install ubuntu into the drive, and set it to start the BIOS to boot from the CD / DVD drive.

Step 2

Select the installation language Ubuntu Server 12.04

Select Install Ubuntu Server to start the installation process

Select a language for the language of the operating system Ubuntu Server 12:04 (Note: This menu can change the language in addition to the operating system, it can also change the installation language)

Select No if you want to select the keyboard layout manually or Yes if you want the system to detect your keyboard layout

Keyboard layout configuration using manual methods

Type the hostname for your server operating system Ubuntu (Note: hostname can not use a space, if you want to call with two words, replace spaces with an underscore [_])

Type the user's full name Ubuntu Server 12.04

Type the name of the operating system Ubuntu Server Username 12:04 (recommended starting with small letters)

Enter the password for the user operating system Ubuntu Server 12.04

If you want to encrypt your home directory at login select Yes, otherwise select No.

Select your time zone, if not in the list, choose Select from worldwide list

Select the method to partition the hard drive, I chose Manual method for partitioning method that can set its own hard drive capacity capacity

Select the hard disk to be partitioned

Select Yes to continue with the hard disk partition

Select the Create new partition to create a new partition and set its capacity manually or Automatically partition the free space in order to make the system partition and determine its capacity. I select Create new partition

Set the hard drive partition

for the partition that I use in this post, as follows.
/                      100 GB                       Ext4
swap area         swap area
/ proxy             50 GB                        RaiserFs
/ var                 50 GB                        Ext4
/ home              remaining capacity    Ext4

The process and format hard disk partitions

If you need a proxy to access the internet please fill in the proxy address, but if you do not have to be emptied

System configuration is running APT (Advanced Package Tool)

Select No automatic updates if you do not want to update your system Ubuntu Server 12.04

Choose the package as needed ... in the example just select the package "OpenSSH Server" for ssh will later be used to configure ubuntu server from windows.