GettingUbuntu
GettingUbuntu
Other Languages: ComoObtenerUbuntu
This document describes the various choices for getting a copy of Ubuntu and installing it on your computer.
Stable/Production Release
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/IconCDrom.png
The stable releases are the "official" Ubuntu, with stable packages and security updates provided. A new stable release is made every six months. If you are not sure what version of Ubuntu you want to install, try the most recent stable release. The most recent release was Ubuntu 5.04 HoaryHedgehog, released April 2005.
Download the stable release on CD
The stable release is available from the [http://www.ubuntulinux.org/download/ official download page]. You can download an Install CD, which will install Ubuntu on your computer, or a Live CD, which will load up a demo Ubuntu system without altering your computer. You may wish to try the Live CD before installing to check your computer will run Ubuntu OK.
Once you click on the above link in the Download Sites section of the page click on the country nearest you. You will then be presented with a list of files. If you wish to install on a standard PC select the file ending in *install-i386.iso, if your computer has a 64-bit processor in it click on the file ending in *install-amd64.iso and if you are installing on a Mac use the file ending in *install-powerpc.iso. Once the file has downloaded see BurningIsoHowto to Burn it onto CD. It is better to use BitTorrent to download the files.
Alternative ways to get the CDs
[Archive] - Here you can find a list of mirrors (including BitTorrent).
[http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org/ Shipit] - Get free CDs posted to you.
See also
BurningIsoHowto - If you have downloaded an IsoImage and wish to burn/write it onto a CD
SmartBootManagerHowto - Installing from PC which will not boot from CD
NetbootInstallHowto - Installing over the net, e.g. with no CDROM or non-bootable SCSI CDROM
WindowsServerNetworkInstall - Just like the above, but use any Windows computer as the TFTP server.
Development versions
As the next Ubuntu release draws closer, versions of it will be released on CD. If you are interested in helping test the release and in reporting or fixing bugs in it, you might wish to install the development release. Note that the development release, especially in the early stages of the cycle when the release is still months away, may be very unstable indeed. If you want to have a stable supported Ubuntu version installed see the stable release information above.
Since BreezyBadger is very early in its release cycle, CD images of the development version are not yet available. They will be available at http://cdimage.ubuntulinux.org/daily/current/ as the release cycle progresses.
To download daily CD images using jigdo ("Jigsaw Download"), see the JigdoDownloadHowto.