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I would like to download the appropriate version of Ubuntu onto a cdrom so that I can install it into a computer with no functioning operating system. Can that be done?

michaelmisanthrope
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    It won't fit on a CD. These days most people use USB thumb drive. – karel Jan 22 '20 at 11:34
  • We have no idea of what computer, what architecture (ie. what cpu is installed, if it's amd64 (or x86-64), i386 (or x86), armh etc) or what you want to use it for (desktop, server etc). Yes you can. You tagged 16.04 which means the 2016-April release of Ubuntu because releases use a year.month format to show release; meaning 18.04 is two years newer. – guiverc Jan 22 '20 at 11:34
  • Some doco - https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/install-ubuntu-desktop/13618/2 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/install-ubuntu-server/13949 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/create-a-bootable-usb-stick-on-windows/14020 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/how-to-burn-a-dvd-on-windows/14008 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/create-a-bootable-usb-stick-on-macos/14016 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/how-to-burn-a-dvd-on-macos/14015 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/try-ubuntu-before-you-install-it/14014 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/how-to-verify-your-ubuntu-download/14010 etc – guiverc Jan 22 '20 at 11:35
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    The minimal install is 40Mb but newer are likely to be around 60Mb. Fits on a CD. You then could set up an internet connection and pull the remaining software from the web. Also see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD – Rinzwind Jan 22 '20 at 11:36
  • Does this answer your question? Can't boot from Ubuntu USB stick – karel Jan 22 '20 at 12:46

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Yes, you can.

Go to https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop to download the latest desktop version of Ubuntu

It will download an ISO file. You can burn the file onto a blank CD using. Here is a link to a tutorial on how to burn an ISO file onto a disk.

L0N
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    From the link "Either a DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media" ;-) https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD had the CD installers. – Rinzwind Jan 22 '20 at 11:51
  • Thank you. I wish I could be a contributing part of this community but I am quite ill and I also know next to nothing about computers and technology in general. I am old. Thanks again. – michaelmisanthrope Jan 23 '20 at 21:13
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After downloading the ISO from https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop insert a blank disc into your drive. Burn the disc using Startup Disk Creator.

Curtice Gough
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