Minimal Installation of Ubuntu 14: Ubuntu is a Debian based distribution of Linux. It is free and open source and available in three official editions. Ubuntu Desktop for personal computers, Ubuntu Server for servers and Ubuntu Core for IOT and robots.
In this article, we will see the installation of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server.
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Table of Contents
System Specification:
We have created a KVM virtual machine with below mentioned specifications:
CPU | 2.4 Ghz (2 Core) |
Memory | 1 GB |
Storage | 40 GB |
Minimal Installation of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server:
Attach the Ubuntu ISO image in CDROM and start the installation.
![ubuntu-install-language-01 Ubuntu 14 Install 1](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-9.png)
Select Language English and press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-01 Ubuntu 14 Install 2](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-10.png)
Select Install Ubuntu Server and press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-language-02 Ubuntu 14 Install 3](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-11.png)
Select Language English for installation process and press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-location-01 Ubuntu 14 Install 4](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-12.png)
Select Location other and press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-location-02 image 13](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-13.png)
Select Location Asia and press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-location-03 Ubuntu 14 Install 6](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-14.png)
Select Location Pakistan and press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-locales Ubuntu 14 Install 7](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-15.png)
Select Locales en_US.UTF-8 and press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-keyboard-01 Ubuntu 14 Install 8](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-16.png)
Click on Yes. Installer will try to detect your keyboard and ask some questions.
![ubuntu-install-keyboard-02 Ubuntu 14 Install 9](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-17.png)
Click on Continue.
![ubuntu-install-components Ubuntu 14 Install 10](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-18.png)
![ubuntu-install-network-01 Ubuntu 14 Install 11](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-19.png)
Enter the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) and click on Continue.
![ubuntu-install-users-01 Ubuntu 14 Install 12](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-20.png)
Enter full name of the Admin User and click on Continue.
![ubuntu-install-users-02 Ubuntu 14 Install 13](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-21.png)
Enter username for the Admin User and click on Continue.
![ubuntu-install-users-03 Ubuntu 14 Install 14](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-22.png)
Enter password for Admin User and click on Continue.
![ubuntu-install-users-04 Ubuntu 14 Install 15](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-23.png)
Re-enter Password and click on Continue.
![ubuntu-install-users-05 Ubuntu 14 Install 16](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-24.png)
Ignore the warning and click on Yes.
![ubuntu-install-users-06 Ubuntu 14 Install 17](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-25.png)
Click on Yes to encrypt the users’ home directory.
![ubuntu-install-clock Ubuntu 14 Install 18](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-26.png)
![ubuntu-install-partition-01 Ubuntu 14 Install 19](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-27.png)
Select Guided – use entire disk to create custom partition layout and press Enter.
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Press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-partition-03 Ubuntu 14 Install 21](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-29.png)
Installer creates a default partition layout. Since, we want to increase the size of swap area. Therefore, click on No.
![ubuntu-install-partition-04 Ubuntu 14 Install 22](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-30.png)
Select the both partitions one by one and Delete the Partition.
![ubuntu-install-partition-06 Ubuntu 14 Install 23](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-31.png)
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![ubuntu-install-partition-08 Ubuntu 14 Install 25](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-33.png)
Add a partition of size 40 GB. Click on Continue.
![ubuntu-install-partition-09 Ubuntu 14 Install 26](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-34.png)
Select Primary and press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-partition-10 Ubuntu 14 Install 27](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-35.png)
Select Beginning and press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-partition-11 Ubuntu 14 Install 28](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-36.png)
Repeat the process to add another partition for swap area.
![ubuntu-install-partition-12 Ubuntu 14 Install 29](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-37.png)
![ubuntu-install-partition-13 Ubuntu 14 Install 30](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-38.png)
Review the partition layout and click on Yes.
![ubuntu-install-progress-02 Ubuntu 14 Install 31](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-39.png)
![ubuntu-install-http-proxy Ubuntu 14 Install 32](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-40.png)
If you are using a HTTP proxy than you can add it here. Click on Continue.
![ubuntu-install-apt-01 Ubuntu 14 Install 33](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-41.png)
![ubuntu-install-apt-02 Ubuntu 14 Install 34](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-42.png)
![ubuntu-install-updates-01 Ubuntu 14 Install 35](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-43.png)
Select No automatic updates and press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-software Ubuntu 14 Install 36](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-44.png)
Select services to be installed. We have only selected the service OpenSSH Server and keep the installation to minimal. Anything else can be installed manually after the installation of Ubuntu Server. Press Enter.
![ubuntu-install-progress Ubuntu 14 Install 37](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-45.png)
![ubuntu-install-bootloader Ubuntu 14 Install 38](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-46.png)
Click on Yes.
![ubuntu-install-finished Ubuntu 14 Install 39](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-47.png)
![ubuntu-install-pam Ubuntu 14 Install 40](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-48.png)
Click on Continue.
![ubuntu-login-cli Ubuntu 14 Install 41](https://centlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-49.png)
Conclusion:
Minimal Installation of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server has been completed.