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**BEFORE PROCEEDING MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ANY IMPORTANT DATA BACKED UP ON A SEPARATE DRIVE** **BEFORE PROCEEDING MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ANY IMPORTANT DATA BACKED UP ON A SEPARATE DRIVE**
<br/>**THIS TUTORIAL WILL MAKE PERMANENT CHANGES TO YOUR COMPUTER'S DRIVE. IF YOU LOSE DATA IT WILL LOST FOREVER, UNLESS YOU BACK IT UP.** <br/>**THIS TUTORIAL WILL MAKE PERMANENT CHANGES TO YOUR COMPUTER'S DRIVE. IF YOU LOSE DATA IT WILL LOST FOREVER, UNLESS YOU BACK IT UP.**
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## Partitioning and Creating an Installer (on Windows) ## Partitioning and Creating an Installer (on Windows)
Note that if you have a separate drive from your Windows installation, then we highly Note that if you have a separate drive from your Windows installation, then we highly
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2. Right click the drive you want to install Ubuntu on (if you only have one drive then 2. Right click the drive you want to install Ubuntu on (if you only have one drive then
choose the one with `C:`). For instance, in the picture below, since there is only one drive, I choose the one with `C:`). For instance, in the picture below, since there is only one drive, I
would right click on the box that says `Disk 0` (on the far left). would right click on the box that says `Disk 0` (on the far left).
![Disk Management Prompt](../uploads/training/diskmgmt.png) ![Disk Management Prompt](/uploads/training/diskmgmt.png)
* Choose Shrink Volume * Choose Shrink Volume
* Enter the desired size for the Ubuntu installation. We suggest around 80 GiB with an absolute * Enter the desired size for the Ubuntu installation. We suggest around 80 GiB with an absolute
minimum of 40 GiB. minimum of 40 GiB.
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4. Create a Bootable Installer for the Ubuntu ISO: 4. Create a Bootable Installer for the Ubuntu ISO:
* There are many ways to create a bootable installer, we recommend [balenaEtcher](https://etcher.balena.io/). * There are many ways to create a bootable installer, we recommend [balenaEtcher](https://etcher.balena.io/).
TODO Don't necessarily need to provide screenshots for balenaEtcher since there's only 3 buttons. But do add a visible warning that the USB drive will be overwritten/formatted and all data on it will be lost.
TODO Discuss USB, how big of a USB flash drive they need. Mention that it will be overwritten. We may provide USB drives during workshop or office hours.
## The First Reboot and Running the Ubuntu Installer ## The First Reboot and Running the Ubuntu Installer
5. Reboot and enter the boot picker on your computer. 5. Reboot and enter the boot picker on your computer.
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