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1. #How to format my hard drive and install ubuntu how to
2. #How to format my hard drive and install ubuntu iso

To boot into Ubuntu you’ll have to configure the BIOS on your computer. Setting up BIOS, configuring the boot order Once completed you can safely remove the usb and use this to install Ubuntu on your computer with dual hard drives. From there you can just click “Flash” button and Etcher will handle the rest of the disk creation process. Insert your USB drive and Etcher should auto detect if it its the only USB drive connected to your machine. Once Etcher is install you can quickly choose “Select Image” and find the Ubuntu ISO file you just downloaded and select it. I have found this to be the quickest and most straightforward easy-to-use tool for creating bootable USB images on any operating system.

#How to format my hard drive and install ubuntu iso

Once you have the ISO file downloaded you can then download the Etcher USB imaging tool. The Ubuntu version at the time of this guide is 20.04.1. You can choose other distros, but the images and steps may vary. In this guide we will start by downloading the latest version of Ubuntu Linux, our distro of choice. This guide, like Linux, can be used for many other use cases as well.

If your computer is a bit on the older side (and has an SD card slot) but you want to utilize faster boot times, you can go out and buy an SD card and install the /root partition onto that for quick boot times, and the /home partition on the main drive for storage. An example would be old or cheaper laptops that don't have hard drives with high RPM spinning SSDs. This guide can also be used for other use cases as well. This allows me to leverage the boot times and speed of the 128GB SSD and still have plenty of space to install steam games or large applications.

#How to format my hard drive and install ubuntu how to

In this article we’ll go over how to install Ubuntu Linux with separate /root and /home directories on two separate drives – with root folder on the SSD and home folder on the 1TB hard drive. However, as most Linux users are aware, solid state drives are much faster, and files, folders, and drives on a Linux system all have mount points that can be setup with ease. Or, Option 2: install Ubuntu on an older hard drive with more storage but slower start up speeds and use the 128GB as a small mount point. Then mounting the second drive and copying files to it when I want to backup files or need to move files off the first drive. Option 1: Follow the steps and install Ubuntu on one SSD hard drive for quick boot times and better speed performance when opening files or moving data. When building out a Linux installation I have a few options. My Dell G5 gaming laptop is a great example with a 128GB NAND SSD and a 1TB SSD. Many computers these days come with two hard drives, one SSD for fast boot speeds, and one that can be used for storage.