root@myserver:/ubuntu/install#

Step 4: Install Ubuntu Server (screen by screen)

Before Installation:

• Connect a monitor, keyboard, and Ethernet cable to the server.
• Insert the USB stick you created earlier.
• Turn on the machine.

You might need to enter the BIOS/UEFI to boot from USB first. Usually, you press a key like Del, F2, F10, F12, or Esc during startup — watch for a message like “Press F2 to enter Setup”.

In BIOS, go to Boot section, and move the USB drive to the top. Save changes and exit (usually F10).

Now follow these screens:

➊ Language selection:

• Select English

➋ Keyboard layout:

• Leave default (e.g. English US) or select your keyboard

➌ Choose the type of installation:

• Ubuntu Server preselected — you can just press Done

➍ Network configuration:

• If Ethernet is plugged in — it will be auto-configured
• Just press Done

➎ Configure proxy:

• Leave empty → press Done

➏ Ubuntu archive mirror:

• Default mirror is fine, wait for the end of the test → press Done

➐ Guided storage configuration:

• Use an entire disk preselected (if not - select with spacebar)
• Choose the main internal drive (not the USB stick!), make sure to select the correct internal drive — the one you want Ubuntu Server to run from
• ⚠️ All data on this disk will be erased
• Press Done

➑ Storage configuration:

• Just press Done

➑ Confirm disk changes:

• Press Continue to confirm formatting

➒ Set user and server name:

• Your name: user
• Server name: homeserver
• Username: user
• Password: choose any secure password

➑ Upgrade to Ubuntu Pro:

• Just press Continue

➓ SSH configuration:

• Select Install OpenSSH server (use spacebar to check the box)
• Press Done

⓫ Featured server snaps:

• Skip this — press Done

⓬ Installation begins:

• Wait a few minutes while system installs

⓭ Reboot:

• Remove the USB stick when prompted
• Press Enter to reboot

✅ You now have Ubuntu Server installed!