Downloading and Burning an Ubuntu ISO

This video shows where and how to get an ISO image of an Ubuntu installation CD, check it for errors and then boot from it.

This includes:-

  • Finding the downloads on the Ubuntu website
  • Selecting a mirror
  • Understanding the naming of the files
  • Selecting a file to download
  • Choosing a download mechanism and subsequently downloading the ISO
  • Checking the MD5SUMS of the file
  • Writing the ISO to an empty CD
  • Accessing the Open Source software on the CD

Distribution: Ubuntu
Version: 6.06.1 (Dapper Drake)
Architecture: i386

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