What are the Steps with Screenshots to Installing Ubuntu Minimal Servers?

For students who want to learn how to install Ubuntu minimal server, is there a great step by step tutorial you can provide?

Students who want to learn how to install Ubuntu minimal server version can follow the steps below. The below screenshots below will help new students get started very quickly in learning how to install Ubuntu minimal server version.

Ubuntu minimal server is a version that comes with the bare minimal. You want this edition if you want to start building and customizing your own server. At the end, you will end up with exactly what you built.

So, to get started with installing Ubuntu minimal server, you first task will be to get copies of the ISO images. You can then burn these images to a CD/DVD disc and install onto your servers. If you’re running virtual servers, then just boot from the ISO images.

Ubuntu 16.10 server ISOs are available from here:

Ubuntu minimal server (32-bit) http://releases.ubuntu.com/yakkety/ubuntu-16.10-server-i386.iso

Ubuntu minimal server (64-bit) http://releases.ubuntu.com/yakkety/ubuntu-16.10-server-amd64.iso

Insert and boot from the CD.  Then select language you prefer and continue.

Next, select Install Ubuntu Server. You can use the top,down,left and right arrow keys to navigate.

Next, choose the language to us for the installation process. This will be the default language on the system after installing.

After that, choose your location. Again this is going to be the default location and time zone after installing Ubuntu. If you don’t find your exact location on the list, choose the one closest to it.

When prompted if you wish to detect the keyboard layout, choose No and continue. You’ll probably don’t need this.

On the next screen, select the language that represents how your keyboard should be configured. Layouts veries per country.

Next, choose the country the matches your keyboard configuration and continue.

After configuring the keyboard language and layout, you’ll be presented with configuring your server. Type a name for the server on this screen and continue.

When you type a name for your server, you’ll be prompted to create your account. Type your full name when prompted with the screen below.

From your full name, Ubuntu will try to fill out your username. Your username is the account name and it’s the name you’ll use to sign onto the system.

Next, you’ll be prompted for the account password. Create and confirm a password and continue.

After creating your account, you’ll be prompted to choose whether to encrypt your home directory. Choose no. You probably don’t need this on your server.

Next, choose your timezone and continue.

After choosing your timezone, you’ll be prompted to choose the disk to install Ubuntu on. Select Guided – use entire disk option.

Next, select the default partition and continue. The guided option from the previous screen installs Ubuntu on the entire disk.

On the next screen, you’re prompted write these changes to the disk and apply them. Choose Yes and continue.

From there Ubuntu will need to connect to the Internet and being downloading other required packages. If you don’t have proxy in place, leave the field blank and continue.

After that, Ubuntu will begin to download packages to support the installation. You’ll also then be prompted to choose if you want your server to automatically download and install security updates. Select that and continue.

Next, you can choose to install collection of software packages from the screen. Since you want to customize your Ubuntu installation, select the default (standard system utilities) and continue.

After that, choose yes to install Grub. Grub is a boot loader for Linux systems, including Ubuntu.

After that, wait a bit from Ubuntu to configure your system. The last thing you’ll have to do is reboot your computer when prompted.

After rebooting, log back in and meet your new server install based on Ubuntu minimal.

Enjoy!

This is how to install Ubuntu minimal server!