Make Your Own Inexpensive Energy Efficent Ubuntu Linux File Server: Part 3/4 – Installing Ubuntu Linux

I want to use the default settings for partitioning the disk so I chose yes. This picture actually shows when I was trying to setup with Ubuntu 9.10. As you can see, it has ext4 as one of the file systems. It is a new feature with 9.10. Ubuntu 9.04 only allows you to use up to ext3. That is the file system I actually went with.

Verify partitions
Verify partitions

Here you type in a username. Don’t use root or sudo. If you have another username on a computer you are using at home, I would recommend using the same one. (I may have missed a screen where you enter in your real name.)

Choose a username
Choose a username

Here is the password you will use for your account. It will also be the password for your root or sudo access.

Add your password
Add your password

Verify your password

Verify password
Verify password

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