If not, here's the video review of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. If you opted to install Ubuntu 18.04, I have listed out a few recommended steps that you can follow to get started with it. Note: This article applies to both 18.04 and 19.10. So if you are using Ubuntu 19.10, you can follow the same advice after installing Ubuntu 19.10. Jul 05, 2018 One Ubuntu 18.04 server set up by following the Ubuntu 18.04 initial server setup guide, including a sudo non-root user and a firewall. An account on Docker Hub if you wish to create your own images and push them to Docker Hub, as shown in Steps 7 and 8. Step 1 — Installing Docker. How to Install Ubuntu 18.04 along with Windows 10 Ubuntu is a popular operating system which is open source and has easy installation. It is quite flexible thanks to its unlimited customization options and it highly secure in nature. Ubuntu 18.04 supports Flatpak but it is not enabled out-of-the-box. To use Flatpak apps on Ubuntu you'll need to install the following packages: Install Flatpak on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Once done you'll need to install the Flathub repository. This is the quasi-official Flatpak app store.
Ubuntu 18.04 the latest LTS version should be released late April 2018… When that day comes and you want to install it on your laptop or desktop computer, the steps below should be a great place to start…
This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install the latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS version of your laptop or desktop computer… The below steps should also help you get Ubuntu updated after installing.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS might be the best Ubuntu distribution yet… as it returns to GNOME Desktop environment, defaults to Xorg as graphics server, brings new themes and many more…
So, Ubuntu 18.04 should be a giant step forward… You will probably want to upgrade or install it the moment it's available…The steps below should help you install it on a new computer… and not an upgrade.
Step 1: Download Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS may only come in 64-bit so you'll need a computer that support that arch… You'll want a computer that can boot from a CD/DVD or Flash drive as you're going to be downloading the ISO image only…
With your computer ready, go and download Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ISO image from the link below… then burn the image onto a DVD disk or Flash Drive.
On Windows machines, you may right-click the ISO image and select Burn as shown in the image below… the choose the DVD drive with a blank DVD disc to burn to…
To burn to a Flash Drive, you may have to take a different route. there are programs that should be able to help do you do that.
After burning the image, transfer the DVD or Flash Drive to the computer you want to install Ubuntu on…
Step 2: Boot Computer from DVD / Flash Drive
Now that the image is onto a DVD / Flash Drive, insert into the new computer and boot from it… Different computers have different ways of specifying where to boot from… find yours… most likely pressing a key when you turn your computer on… Esc, F2, F9, F12 , etc…
Install Ubuntu 18.04 Lts
When the computer is booted from the DVD disc or Flash Drive, you should see the screen below…
Click the Install Ubuntu button to begin the installation… You could Try Ubuntu without making changes to your computer… but your goal is to install Ubuntu. so click Install Ubuntu to continue.
Next, select your Keyboard layout… Ubuntu installation picks US Keyboard layout by default… this is a good place to change it if it's not your default. Click Continue to move on.
The installation should be preparing to install Ubuntu packages… on this screen you're given an option to Download updates while installing Ubuntu which saves time after the installation… and to install third-party software for graphics Wi-Fi devices and media codes.
You do not have to select these boxes. I personally believe installing the software packages is the best way to install Ubuntu. Ignore these choices and continue.
On this screen is where you select the installation type… the first option to Erase disk and install Ubuntu is the easiest of them… This options deletes everything on the hard drive and install Ubuntu on it.
Option #2 Something else — is to perform a custom installation… for advanced users…
You can choose to encrypt Ubuntu and use other advanced settings… but for new users and students, select the first option and continue.
Accept that the installation will erase the hard drive and install Ubuntu on it. click Continue to move on.
On this screen is where you choose your timezone… type a city name you live in and click Continue.
Step 2: Boot Computer from DVD / Flash Drive
Now that the image is onto a DVD / Flash Drive, insert into the new computer and boot from it… Different computers have different ways of specifying where to boot from… find yours… most likely pressing a key when you turn your computer on… Esc, F2, F9, F12 , etc…
Install Ubuntu 18.04 Lts
When the computer is booted from the DVD disc or Flash Drive, you should see the screen below…
Click the Install Ubuntu button to begin the installation… You could Try Ubuntu without making changes to your computer… but your goal is to install Ubuntu. so click Install Ubuntu to continue.
Next, select your Keyboard layout… Ubuntu installation picks US Keyboard layout by default… this is a good place to change it if it's not your default. Click Continue to move on.
The installation should be preparing to install Ubuntu packages… on this screen you're given an option to Download updates while installing Ubuntu which saves time after the installation… and to install third-party software for graphics Wi-Fi devices and media codes.
You do not have to select these boxes. I personally believe installing the software packages is the best way to install Ubuntu. Ignore these choices and continue.
On this screen is where you select the installation type… the first option to Erase disk and install Ubuntu is the easiest of them… This options deletes everything on the hard drive and install Ubuntu on it.
Option #2 Something else — is to perform a custom installation… for advanced users…
You can choose to encrypt Ubuntu and use other advanced settings… but for new users and students, select the first option and continue.
Accept that the installation will erase the hard drive and install Ubuntu on it. click Continue to move on.
On this screen is where you choose your timezone… type a city name you live in and click Continue.
The next screen is where you type the first user account… Type your name, your username and password and choose whether you want to type a password to sign in always… when you're done, click Continue.
Wait for the installation to complete. this should take about 7 mins depending on the speed of the computer… when the installation is done, you'll be prompted to restart.
This is the last screen and the installation is complete… all you have to do is restart your computer, remove the disc from the drive and log back in.
After logging back into Ubuntu, your first task should be to update Ubuntu… press Ctrl — Alt — T on your keyboard open the terminal. then run the commands below to update Ubuntu.
sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade && sudo apt autoremove
Restart once more and you should be set.
Step 3: Return to WebsiteForStudents for more tutorials
After installing Ubuntu, return to Website for Students (this website) for more tutorials on installing useful packages and software for your desktop and how to get the most out of it.
Enjoy!
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In this tutorial, we are going to show how to install the latest python on Ubuntu 18.04 machine using the terminal. Also, we will create a virtual environment and a simple program and run it. At the moment of writing this article, the latest stable version of python was 3.6.5 but the process of installing allows you to install the latest version by changing just the version number.
Note that Ubuntu 18.04 has python 3 preinstalled. However, we are going to show how to install it, update and uninstall.
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How to install latest python
Before installing the latest version of python check the version of python currently installed on your machine. Install google chrome 72. To do so you can run:
or
If there are several versions installed on your machine you can run the following command to view all versions:
If you want to install the latest version of python3 on your Ubuntu18 machine you can run:
or if it's already preinstalled, you can run the command below to update to latest version.
However, if you want to install it manually you can use the source code. To do so, follow the instruction below.
How to install python from source
To install the latest python from source, get the download link of the latest version from python's official website and download it to your Ubuntu machine. To do so you can run:
Once it is downloaded, extract the archive using the command below:
Change your directory to the newly created Python3.6.5 folder by running:
and run the configure script to check the build
Once the check has been completed run the following commands in the mentioned order to install python 3.6.5
However, if there wasn't need to use zlib1g-dev package before, you'll get an error of it's absence, which will look like this:
To install the missing package run:
After package installation run the sudo make and sudo make install commands once more. After installation is completed check the installed version with the following command:
Output must look like this:
How to update python to latest version
To update python to the latest version, you can run:
or if you have installed manually from source, you must uninstall the previous version and install the latest version or the one you want. The steps of how to do so are described in the section below.
How to uninstall python
To uninstall python from your Ubuntu 18 machine, run:
Note that you cannot mention major python3 version as it is being used by the system, but you can uninstall minor version which is preinstalled on your machine.
If you have installed python from source and need to update it, you must uninstall the previous one and repeat the installation steps which are described above in this article. As this method if installation locates python files in /usr/local/bin path, you must remove python files from that path. To do so you can run the following commands:
Once all files are removed you can proceed to the installation of newer version.
How to setup virtual environment for python3
Virtual environment for python is an isolated space on your computer for Python projects, which allows each of your projects to have its own set of dependencies and don't disturb any other project. Inside the virtual environment, you can use python and pip commands instead of python3 and pip3 accordingly. Outside of an environment, you must use python3 and pip3 commands for running Python 3.
Following the steps below you can setup a virtual environment for python3 and use it to develop applications.
First of all you need to check if pip (python package manager) installed along with your python installation. If you installed python from source, pip is being installed along with python. To check pip version run:
Output must look like the one below:
Os x capitan. If pip isn't installed on your machine, run the following command to install it:
Once pip is installed you can run the following command to install python packages:
Besides pip you need some more packages that need to be installed as prerequisites. To install them all, run:
Once all prerequisites are installed you can proceed to virtual environment creation. To do so follow the steps below:
Install python3 virtual environment package by running the command below:
Create folder for environments and change your working directory to it. To do so, run:
Create a virtual environment and give it a name which will best describe the environment purpose:
Actually, the command above create a directory with needed files. To view them type:
The output must look like the one below:
To be able to use the newly created environment you must run:
After activating the environment you must see the environment name in brackets in front of your prefix. E.g.
To leave the environment just type the command below:
How to create simple python application within the virtual environment
After virtual environment is created we can create a simple application inside it and test if it works. Our application will output 'I am new to Python!' every time we run it. First of all we need to activate the environment or, if you want, enter inside the virtual environment. To do so, change your working directory to environments folder and run the command to activate the desired environment:
Create a file with .py extension via your favorite text editor and give it a name:
Add the following text in the file and save it:
Now every time you run your application with this command:
you'll see the output:
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Python 3 comes already installed with Ubuntu 18.04 and it's very easy to update it to latest once there is a need. However, if you are using Ubuntu 18's minimal version you must install python manually and there are two ways to install it. One is using apt, which will install minimal packages of python3 and the other using source code which will install the full version of python 3.
