# Installing an Operating System

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**Created:** [August 21, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-an-operating-system/236564 "2007-08-21T22:00:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/installing-an-operating-system/236564/1 "2007-08-21T22:00:09Z")

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Alright, so I got a power-supply, motherboard, loaded with RAM, a video card, etc. A CD-RW disk Drive and a blank hard drive, + monitor, mouse keyboard (all peripherals needed), and the computer I’m building isn’t expected to be connected to the internet, just as a workstation, and some games.

I also have this computer that I’m using right now

All I need is an Operating System, and I was thinking of getting Ubuntu. I have no clue how to install an OS from a clean formatted HD. Does anyone know how I would go about doing this.

I’m gonna say what I think I should do first.

Computer A = this Computer  
Computer B = the computer I’m building from scratch (and installing the OS on)

idea 1:

- Download the Live CD ISO, and burn it to a CD using Computer A
- Insert this CD into the disc drive of Computer B
- Go through the BIOS settings to install Ubuntu with Computer B

Is it that easy? Would that way work, or what else what I have to do to prep this?

idea 2:

I’ve been ToLLed by a couple of psp software developers (exophase, and Wally) that this probably wouldn’t work with Ubuntu, although it does with some other OS’s

- Download somthing like Wubi, which is a GUI for Windows for the installer of Ubuntu, I’ve used this before for installing it on a computer with Windows already installed, (with Computer A)

- Open the case of Computer A, and insert the hard-drive from Computer B

- Install Ubuntu using Computer A, onto Computer B’s hard-drive

- Take computer B’s Hard-drive, out of Computer A, and hook it back up to computer B

- Boot up the computer, and it should be installed ?

This would be my preference, although I’m not too sure if this would work. If any of my ideas would work, which one would you use and why?

I would like to have the computer up and running in a couple weeks, so I can sell it to my friend, who wanted a computer without windows, he’s anti-M$, so anything would do he said, but he did want a valid OS