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If you download Ubuntu, you need to burn the ISO file to a cd. This howto explains how to do that in Ubuntu, Mac OS X and Windows XP/2K. If this looks too complicated, GettingUbuntu lists other methods. Ubuntu is distributed over the Internet as CD images, called ISOs. To install it, you first need to burn the ISO file to a CD. This page explains how you can do that in Ubuntu, Mac OS X and Windows XP/2000.

If this sounds too complicated for you, there are other methods of GettingUbuntu.

To burn an .ISO image onto CD you need a working CD/DVD burner. If writing fails, try selecting the option to write the CD at a slower speed.
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To burn an .iso image onto CD obviously you will need a working CD/DVD burner. To write the image is very simple.  1. Find the .ISO image in the file browser available at Places->Home menu on top of the screen.
 1. Right click on the .ISO and select '''Write to Disc...''' (about 3/4 of the way down the menu). Follow the instructions.
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 1. Find the .iso image in the file browser available at Places->Home menu on top of the screen.
 1. Right click on the .iso and select '''Write to Disc...''' (about 3/4 of the way down the menu) and follow the instructions.		 == From within Mac OS X ==
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== Mac OS X == To burn most ISOs, you can use Apple's Disk Utility (Disk Copy in older versions).
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To burn most isos, you can use Apple's Disk Utility (Disk Copy in older versions). However, there are some CDs that will not burn with Disk Utility (warty ppc, for example). For these, you need another piece of burning software, listed below.  1. Launch Disk Utility (Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility)
 1. Drag the ISO to the sidebar of the Disk Utility main window.
 1. Select the ISO where you just dragged it, and choose (Menu -> Image -> Burn...)
 1. Insert a blank CD and press "burn".
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Using Disk Utility: == From within Windows XP ==
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 1. Launch Disk Utility (Applications->Utilities->Disk Utility)
 1. Drag the ISO to the sidebar of the Disk Utility main window.
 1. Select the iso where you just dragged it, and choose (Menu->Image->Burn...)
 1. Insert a blank CD and press "burn."

==From within Windows XP ==

 1. Verify the ISO. [http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/using_md5sums.html Instructions available at OpenOffice.org]
 1. Download and install [http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm ISO Recorder]
 1. Right click on the ISO and click "Copy image to CD"
 1. You may want to lower the burn speed to 8x (for a more reliable burn)		  1. Verify the ISO file. [http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/using_md5sums.html Instructions on how to do this are available at OpenOffice.org].
 1. Download and install [http://ISOrecorder.alexfeinman.com/ISOrecorder.htm ISO Recorder].
 1. Right click on the ISO and click "Copy image to CD".
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Unfortunately, [http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm ISO Recorder] doesn't work on Windows 2000. Here is an alternative method.
 1. Verify the ISO. [http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/using_md5sums.html Instructions available at OpenOffice.org]
 1. Download and install [http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php?latest CD Burner]
 1. Open File -> "Write disk from iso file" and then choose the iso
 1. You may want to lower the burn speed to 8x (for a more reliable burn)		 Unfortunately, [http://ISOrecorder.alexfeinman.com/ISOrecorder.htm ISO Recorder] doesn't work on Windows 2000. Here is an alternative method.
 1. Verify the ISO file. [http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/using_md5sums.html Instructions on how to do this are available at OpenOffice.org].
 1. Download and install [http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php?latest CD Burner].
 1. From the File menu, select "Write disk from ISO file", and select the ISO file you wish to burn.

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Ubuntu is distributed over the Internet as CD images, called ISOs. To install it, you first need to burn the ISO file to a CD. This page explains how you can do that in Ubuntu, Mac OS X and Windows XP/2000.

If this sounds too complicated for you, there are other methods of GettingUbuntu.

To burn an .ISO image onto CD you need a working CD/DVD burner. If writing fails, try selecting the option to write the CD at a slower speed.

From within Ubuntu

Note: When you put a blank CD in the drive, a "CD/DVD Creator" file browser will pop up automatically. Close this browser. The following instructions do not use it.

  1. Find the .ISO image in the file browser available at Places->Home menu on top of the screen.

  2. Right click on the .ISO and select Write to Disc... (about 3/4 of the way down the menu). Follow the instructions.

From within Mac OS X

To burn most ISOs, you can use Apple's Disk Utility (Disk Copy in older versions).

  1. Launch Disk Utility (Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility)

  2. Drag the ISO to the sidebar of the Disk Utility main window.

  3. Select the ISO where you just dragged it, and choose (Menu -> Image -> Burn...)

  4. Insert a blank CD and press "burn".

From within Windows XP

  1. Verify the ISO file. [http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/using_md5sums.html Instructions on how to do this are available at OpenOffice.org].

  2. Download and install [http://ISOrecorder.alexfeinman.com/ISOrecorder.htm ISO Recorder].

  3. Right click on the ISO and click "Copy image to CD".

From within Windows 2000

Unfortunately, [http://ISOrecorder.alexfeinman.com/ISOrecorder.htm ISO Recorder] doesn't work on Windows 2000. Here is an alternative method.

  1. Verify the ISO file. [http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/using_md5sums.html Instructions on how to do this are available at OpenOffice.org].

  2. Download and install [http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php?latest CD Burner].

  3. From the File menu, select "Write disk from ISO file", and select the ISO file you wish to burn.

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