Install a new desktop

Install a new desktop Organic Design procedure

Download and install

The easiest method of installing Ubuntu (or any Linux ISO for that matter) is to create a bootable USB drive from the ISO instead of burning a CD or DVD which is laborious and is also a waste of resource.

If you have access to a running Ubuntu of at least version 9.04 then you can use the "USB Startup Disk Creator" option in the Administration menu. First insert the USB device you wish to boot off and unmount it, then start the Disk Creator applet, browse for the ISO you wish to boot in to and select the target USB device. At this point it may advise that you need to format the device first, but it provides a button for this. You can then click "create" and after a few minutes your USB device should be ready to go.

If you don't have a running Ubuntu available, then you may need to use the Debian installation from memory stick procedure which works from the command line, but unfortunately the ISO size is limited to about 230MB.

Get network access and upgrade to the current state

apt-get update apt-get upgrade

Install the OrganicDesign workstation package

echo "deb http://packages.organicdesign.co.nz main/" >> /etc/apt/sources.list apt-get update apt-get install organicdesign-workstation

Install additional software

Install the necessary items from the Ubuntu Post Install, and if any server applications are required, install them from the Debian Post Install.