5.4.5. Submitting Installation Reports ............................................................................. 42 6. Using the Ubuntu Installer........................................................................................................... 44 6.1. How the Installer Works..................................................................................................... 44 6.2. Components Introduction................................................................................................... 45 6.3. Using Individual Components............................................................................................ 47 6.3.1. Setting up Ubuntu Installer and Hardware Configuration ..................................... 47 6.3.1.1. Check available memory / low memory mode ......................................... 47 6.3.1.2. Selecting Localization Options ................................................................. 48 6.3.1.3. Choosing a Keyboard................................................................................ 49 6.3.1.4. Looking for the Ubuntu Installer ISO Image ............................................ 49 6.3.1.5. Configuring the Network .......................................................................... 49 6.3.1.5.1. Automatic network configuration................................................. 50 6.3.1.5.2. Manual network configuration ..................................................... 50 6.3.1.5.3. IPv4 and IPv6 ............................................................................... 50 6.3.1.6. Configuring the Clock and Time Zone ..................................................... 50 6.3.2. Setting Up Users And Passwords .......................................................................... 51 6.3.2.1. Create an Ordinary User ........................................................................... 51 6.3.3. Partitioning and Mount Point Selection ................................................................ 51 6.3.3.1. Supported partitioning options.................................................................. 52 6.3.3.2. Guided Partitioning ................................................................................... 53 6.3.3.3. Manual Partitioning .................................................................................. 54 6.3.3.4. Configuring Multidisk Devices (Software RAID) .................................... 55 6.3.3.5. Configuring the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) ................................... 58 6.3.3.6. Configuring Encrypted Volumes............................................................... 59 6.3.4. Installing the Base System..................................................................................... 62 6.3.5. Installing Additional Software .............................................................................. 62 6.3.5.1. Configuring apt ......................................................................................... 62 6.3.5.1.1. Installing from more than one CD or DVD.................................. 63 6.3.5.1.2. Using a network mirror ................................................................ 63 6.3.5.1.3. Choosing a network mirror........................................................... 64 6.3.5.2. Selecting and Installing Software ............................................................. 64 6.3.6. Making Your System Bootable.............................................................................. 65 6.3.6.1. Detecting other operating systems ............................................................ 65 6.3.6.2. Making the system bootable with flash-kernel ......................................... 65 6.3.6.3. Continue Without Boot Loader................................................................. 66 6.3.7. Finishing the Installation ....................................................................................... 66 6.3.7.1. Setting the System Clock .......................................................................... 66 6.3.7.2. Reboot the System .................................................................................... 66 6.3.8. Troubleshooting..................................................................................................... 66 6.3.8.1. Saving the installation logs ....................................................................... 66 6.3.8.2. Using the Shell and Viewing the Logs...................................................... 67 6.3.9. Installation Over the Network ............................................................................... 67 6.4. Loading Missing Firmware ................................................................................................ 69 6.4.1. Preparing a medium............................................................................................... 69 6.4.2. Firmware and the Installed System ....................................................................... 70 7. Booting Into Your New Ubuntu System...................................................................................... 71 7.1. The Moment of Truth......................................................................................................... 71 7.2. Mounting encrypted volumes............................................................................................. 71 7.2.1. Troubleshooting..................................................................................................... 71 7.3. Log In ................................................................................................................................. 72 v