Ubuntu Server 13.10 Saucy Salamander Installation Guide

Ubuntu Server 13.10 released few month ago come with many feature and bug fix. It includes the Havana release of OpenStack, alongside deployment and management tools that save devops teams time when deploying distributed applications – whether on private clouds, public clouds, x86 or ARM servers, or on developer laptops. Several key server technologies, from MAAS to Ceph, have been updated to new upstream versions with a variety of new features.

This guide will shown you how to install Ubuntu Server 13.10 Saucy Salamander. The installation process takes around 20 minute.

Ubuntu Server 13.10 Minimum Requirements

300Mhz CPU
128MB RAM
700MB disk base system installation (including Full Install base system: 1.4GB)
Ethernet network card 1
Monitor and keyboard, after installed it can remotely manage by using SSH or using web based interface such as webmin

Step by step Installing Ubuntu Server 13.10

First Download ISO image installation from here . create the CD from the ISO image or you can generate a bootable USB to start the installation.

When you boot chose the language, in this case English and pressed Enter

Ubuntu Server 13.10 : Selecting Language

Select Install Ubuntu Server.

Select your language again, this language for the installation process and installed system.

Select Country, Territory or Area

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Select your language

Detecting and Configure the keyboard layout

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Configure the keyboard

Ubuntu Server 13.10 : select the layout of keyboard varies per country

Ubuntu Server 13.10: select the layout matching the keyboard

Enter the hosname for ubuntu server

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Entering the hostname

Let’s create a user. Enter a real or descriptive name.

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Create full name for the new user

Enter Username for your Account. This username will be used to login to the server.

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Create username for new account

Enter password for this username.

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Input a password for the new user

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Re-enter password to verify

Ubuntu Server 13.10: config your home directory

Configure Time Zone. If you are connected to the internet, the time zone will be automatically detected, otherwise you will have to choose it from a list. Choose Yes to continue.

Partition disk, this case I use LVM Partition Method. If you choose manual partition, you can read here

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Select Disk to Partition

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Amount of Volume Group to Use for Guided Partitioning

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Confirm, write the change to disk and configure LVM

Write all the changes to harddisk, the partitions are going to be formatted.

The process of installing the system starts.

Ubuntu Server 13.10: Progress Instaling System

Configure HTTP proxy if you have one, otherwise leave blank and press enter to continue.

Choose No automatic updates and continue.

It is up to you which software you would like installed on your server. this case I choose OpenSHH for for remotely controlling, or transferring files between computers. You can choose none and continue to install them later.

Press space to check/uncheck and tab to switch to Continue.