Proceed in your native language if you wish. Instructions will remain in English.
- Boot up the image
- If you see the GRUB boot menu you should see the following:
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- 'Try or Install Ubuntu Mate'
- 'Ubuntu Mate (safe graphics)'
- 'OEM install (for manufacturers)'
- 'Test memory' (only on BIOS systems)
- The system boots properly and loads the installer displaying the Welcome dialog with language selection and 'Try Ubuntu Mate' and 'Install Ubuntu Mate' buttons
- Click on the release notes hyperlink to confirm that a browser launches and you are taken to the release notes discourse page.
- Click on the Install Ubuntu Mate button
- The 'Keyboard layout' screen appears
- The proposed keyboard corresponds with your keyboard
- Select your keyboard layout and click on Continue
- The 'Updates and other software' screen is displayed
- On the screen 'Updates and other software', note the availability of the following components
- Available options should represent the state of your system accurately
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- (If network is available) 'Download updates while installing Ubuntu Mate'
- (If on a 'laptop') 'Is plugged to a power source'
- 'Install third-party software...' option available
- Click on the Continue button
- The 'Installation type' screen is displayed
- Select Something Else
- A screen showing the current hard disks and partition layouts is displayed
- Select the drive you wish to partition and use the Add '+', Change 'Change...', and Delete '-' buttons to create your desired scheme
- The screen updates showing your desired partitions and mount points
- Once you have your required partitioning scheme laid out, click on the Install Now button
- The 'Where are you?' screen is displayed
- If your system is connected to the network, note the preselected timezone corresponds with your timezone and the city indicated in the text box
- The timezone and city displayed match your timezone and a major city from your area
- Select your timezone, and click on the Continue button
- The 'Who are you?' screen appears
- Input your initial user details and password admin can not be used - it is a dedicated Linux User
- 'Require my password to log in' is shown and selected or if 'Log in automatically' and 'require my password to log in' are shown then 'Require my password to login' is selected. If just 'Require my password to log in' is shown, having it off is the equivalent of having 'Log in automatically' on.
- Name, username and password are accepted.
- Continue button becomes available
- Press Continue
- The 'Welcome to Ubuntu Mate' slide is displayed
- The slideshow is entirely in your language
- Wait for the installer to finish
- An 'Installation Complete' dialog appears
- Click the 'Restart Now' button
- GUI is shut down, a prompt to remove media and press Enter appears
- Remove the disc and press enter
- The machine is rebooted
- Allow the machine to reboot
- The system boots properly and loads into Ubuntu Mate showing username selected
If all actions produce the expected results described,
please submit a 'passed' result.
If any action fails, or produces an unexpected result,
please submit a 'failed' result and file a bug. Please be sure to include
the bug number when you submit your
result.
