[ if you are installing Ubuntu for the first time, skip this first blip, with your Ubuntu disk in your CD drive boot up your system. click here for next step ]

My System76 has been freezing up on me at least once per day ever since I installed the latest Ubuntu, which is 8.04, the Hardy Heron. So after trying to troubleshoot the problem for a week or so with the help of support via the Ubuntu forums, the problem remains. So I will reinstall Hardy Heron.

Before I do I will back up the xorg.conf and the sources.list files. The xorg.conf file is already configured for my dual monitor set-up. And, the sources.list file has critical settings for getting drivers needed for the System76 hardware. To back them up I will open up the terminal and type:

• sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
  
• sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
  

With each file open I can "save as" and save it to my flash memory stick. Once I have reinstalled Ubuntu I will replace these two newly installed files with the two I have backed up.

As shown below, Ubuntu is running from the install disk. Double click the "install" icon on the desktop.


Next few steps are self explanatory...




At this stage I selected Guided - use entire disk.



Okay you are ready to go. Select "Install"