Description

Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) was the second release of Ubuntu (preceded by V 4.10) released on April 8, 2005, and was available for desktop computers and servers. Both 32 and 64-bit versions are available at Ubuntu 5.04, PowerPC version, and Live CD are also available. This version includes GNOME Desktop Environment v 2.10.1, Firefox Web Browser 1.0.9, productivity software, software updater, new system power option, installation from USB device, UTF-8 default character encoding etc.

General information from Ubuntu Family

Ubuntu is a free and open source Linux operating system (currently the most popular Linux distribution) installed on over 40 million personal computers, and is installed on a large number of servers around the world. At present, there are four different versions of the operating system, which are Ubuntu Desktop (for personal computers), Ubuntu Server (for servers), Ubuntu for IoT, and Ubuntu Cloud (for cloud computing). Originally, the operating system was made for personal computers, currently the desktop version of Ubuntu comes with usefull software applications, such as LibreOffice (Office software), Thunderbird (email client), Firefox (web browser), while more applications can be installed from Ubuntu Software Center.

Specification

System requirements

Minimum:

• Intel x86-based processor.
• 32MB of RAM.
• 110MB of hard disk space.

Installation instructions

Starting installer in PC (via USB)

Follow the steps given below:

1. Download the Ubuntu 5.04 ISO image file from the download section.
2. Install a USB bootable creation software (such as Rufus) on your Windows computer.
3. Plug in a USB flash drive (at least 512 MB of space) with your computer.
4. Open the USB bootable creation software, and select the ISO image file of Ubuntu 5.04, and start the process.
5. As soon as done, plug the bootable USB into a system where you want to install Ubuntu 5.04.
6. Restart the computer.
7. Press the boot device menu key and select USB to boot first.
8. Select USB device and start the Ubuntu 5.04 installer.

Starting installer in VMware

1. Download the Ubuntu 5.04 ISO image file from the download section.
2. Launch the VMware Player, and start creating a new virtual machine.
3. Select the ISO image file of Ubuntu 5.04, and use the default settings for the virtual machine.
4. Start the virtual machine and go to the Ubuntu 5.04 installer.

Starting installer in VirtualBox

1. Download the Ubuntu 5.04 ISO image file from the download section.
2. Launch the Virtualbox application on your computer, and start creating a new virtual machine.
3. Select Ubuntu and use defualt settings for the virtual machine.
4. Start VM and when it asks to select the Host Drive, then select the downloaded Ubuntu 5.04 ISO file in step 1.

Last step

As soon as you go to the Ubuntu install screen, follow the steps given below:

1. Press Enter to boot.
2. Choose your preferred language, region and more
3. Configure network, user account, etc.
4. Follow on-screen instructions, complete the installation and wait for the restart.
5. Log in to Ubuntu using your password.

For more information, read the official installation guide for Ubuntu 5.04.