UbuntuServer16.04,alsonamedXenialXerus,hasbeenreleasedbyCanonicalandit’snowreadyforinstallation.
ThedetailsaboutthisnewLTSversioncanbefoundonthepreviousarticle:HowtoupgradeUbuntu15.10to16.04.
ThistopicwillguideyouonhowyoucaninstallUbuntu16.04ServerEditionwithLongTimeSupportonyourmachine.
Ifyou’relookingforDesktopEdition,readourpreviousarticle:InstallationofUbuntu16.04Desktop
RequirementsUbuntu16.04ServerISOImageInstallUbuntu16.04ServerEdition
1.OnthefirststepvisittheabovelinkanddownloadthelatestversionofUbuntuServerISOimageonyourcomputer.
Oncetheimagedownloadcompletes,burnittoaCDorcreateabootableUSBdiskusingUnbootin(forBIOSmachines)orRufus(forUEFImachines).
2.Placethebootablemediaintrotheappropriatedrive,start-upthemachineandinstructtheBIOS/UEFIbypressingaspecialfunctionkey(F2,F11,F12)toboot-upfromtheinsertedUSB/CDdrive.
InafewsecondsyouwillbepresentedwiththefirstscreenofUbuntuinstaller.SelectyourlanguagetoperformtheinstallationandhitEnterkeytomovetothenextscreen.
ChooseUbuntu16.04ServerInstallationLanguage
3.Next,selectthefirstoption,InstallUbuntuServerandpressEnterkeytocontinue.
InstallUbuntu16.04Server
4.SelectthelanguageyouwithtoinstallthesystemandpressEnteragaintocontinuefurther.
SelectLanguageforUbuntu16.04Server
5.Onthenextseriesofscreenchooseyourphysicallocationfromthepresentedlist.Ifyourlocationisdifferentthantheonesofferedonthefirstscreen,selectotherandhitEnterkey,thenselectthelocationbasedonyourcontinentandcountry.Thislocationwillbealsousedbythetimezonesystemvariable.Usethebelowscreenshotsasaguide.
ChooseLocationforUbuntu16.04Server
SelectCountryRegion
SelectAreaLocation
6.AssignthelocalesandkeyboardsettingsforyoursystemasillustratedbelowandhitEntertocontinuetheinstallationsetup.
ConfigureLocales
ConfigureKeyboardLayout
7.TheinstallerwillloadaseriesofadditionalcomponentsrequiredforthenextstepsandwillautomaticallyconfigureyournetworksettingsincaseyouhaveaDHCPserverontheLAN.
Becausethisinstallationisintendedforaserverit’sagoodideatosetupastaticIPaddressforyournetworkinterface.
TodothisyoucaninterrupttheautomaticnetworkconfigurationprocessbypressingonCanceloroncetheinstallerreacheshostnamephaseyoucanhitonGoBackandchoosetoConfigurenetworkmanually.
SetUbuntu16.04Hostname
ConfigureNetworkManually
8.Enteryournetworksettingsaccordingly(IPAddress,netmask,gatewayandatleasttwoDNSnameservers)asillustratedonthebelowimages.