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I have limited internet bandwidth.
I would like to know the download size of the latest version of Ubuntu.

Can anyone confirm which is it?

Hastur
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Akshansh Rawat
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    Why don't you look at a mirror in India? It shows 1502576640 bytes for the ubuntu-17.10.1-desktop-amd64.iso. I figured that out in less than a minute. – PerlDuck Feb 18 '18 at 15:17
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    Go e.g. to the releases site select the one you need (LTS or not), follow the link, scroll down to the iso file, read its size. Note after you may need to download and add additional packages. You may want to use similar sites for different flavour (kubuntu...) – Hastur Jan 24 '19 at 11:13

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When I checked in my Downloads folder the size of the ISO file of the latest release of Ubuntu is 1.5GB which will fit on a >=2GB USB flash drive or a DVD. The Ubuntu 18.04 iso is 2.0GB 2.3GB, so you would be better off using a 4GB or larger USB flash drive for Ubuntu 18.04. The Ubuntu 23.04 iso is 4.2GB, so you would be better off using an 8GB or larger USB flash drive for Ubuntu 23.04.

Download the SHA256SUMS file for whatever Ubuntu ISO that you download so that you can verify the ISO file before using it.

The latest release of Ubuntu is 17.10. The SHA256SUMS file for Ubuntu 17.10 is at this webpage. The latest Long Term Support (LTS) release of Ubuntu is 16.04. Regular releases of Ubuntu are supported by updates for 9 months after the release date and LTS releases are supported for 5 years after the release date.

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The latest release of Ubuntu is Ubuntu 18.04 LTS now, its size is 1.8 GB.
The final stable release has been just released, so it is recommended to give it some time before trying it for professional use.

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