How long does Ubuntu take to install?
Diag, Fix or Replace the busted module, [or call your PC TECH if you don’t feel you can fix the problem safely on your own] WUBI If you experience a freeze or real slow install time > 1 hour, cancel install. First, list the available time zones: A list of time zones will print to your screen.
How long does Ubuntu take to install?
I have been installing for about 45 mins and the install bar is still white.
It seems that it takes me about 2 hours, all told. But I tend to walk away from the computer once in a while, so it could probably be done a bit faster
Typically, it shouldn’t take more than about 15 to 30 minutes, but you may have issues if you don’t have a computer with a good amount of RAM. You said in another answer’s comment that you had built the computer, so check out how large the RAM chips/sticks you used are. (Older chips are usually 256MB or 512MB.)
Boot — How to change grub timeout in Ubuntu 20.04, All the Ubuntu versions I have installed have had 10 as default & I change to 3. Zero is not recommended as then you may not be able to get into grub to easily resolve a boot issue. Zero is not recommended as then you may not be able to get into grub to easily resolve a boot issue.
How To Set Up Time Synchronization on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
Accurate timekeeping has become a critical component of modern software deployments. Whether it’s making sure logs are recorded in the right order or database updates are applied correctly, out-of-sync time can cause errors, data corruption, and other hard to debug issues.
Ubuntu 18.04 has time synchronization built in and activated by default using systemd’s timesyncd service. In this article we will look at some basic time-related commands, verify that timesyncd is active, and learn how to install an alternate network time service.
Prerequisites
Before starting this tutorial, you will need an Ubuntu 18.04 server with a non-root, sudo-enabled user, as described in this Ubuntu 18.04 server setup tutorial.
Navigating Basic Time Commands
The most basic command for finding out the time on your server is date . Any user can type this command to print out the date and time:
OutputTue Jul 10 14:48:52 UTC 2018 Most often your server will default to the UTC time zone, as highlighted in the above output. UTC is Coordinated Universal Time , the time at zero degrees longitude. Consistently using Universal Time reduces confusion when your infrastructure spans multiple time zones.
If you have different requirements and need to change the time zone, you can use the timedatectl command to do so.
First, list the available time zones:
A list of time zones will print to your screen. You can press SPACE to page down, and b to page up. Once you find the correct time zone, make note of it then type q to exit the list.
Now set the time zone with timedatectl set-timezone , making sure to replace the highlighted portion below with the time zone you found in the list. You’ll need to use sudo with timedatectl to make this change:
You can verify your changes by running date again:
OutputTue Jul 10 10:50:53 EDT 2018 The time zone abbreviation should reflect the newly chosen value.
Now that we know how to check the clock and set time zones, let’s make sure our time is being synchronized properly.
Controlling timesyncd with timedatectl
Until recently, most network time synchronization was handled by the Network Time Protocol daemon or ntpd. This service connects to a pool of other NTP servers that provide it with constant and accurate time updates.
Ubuntu’s default install now uses timesyncd instead of ntpd. timesyncd connects to the same time servers and works in roughly the same way, but is more lightweight and more integrated with systemd and the low level workings of Ubuntu.
We can query the status of timesyncd by running timedatectl with no arguments. You don’t need to use sudo in this case:
Output Local time: Tue 2018-07-10 10:54:12 EDT Universal time: Tue 2018-07-10 14:54:12 UTC RTC time: Tue 2018-07-10 14:54:12 Time zone: America/New_York (EDT, -0400) System clock synchronized: yes systemd-timesyncd.service active: yes RTC in local TZ: no This prints out the local time, universal time (which may be the same as local time, if you didn’t switch from the UTC time zone), and some network time status information. System clock synchronized: yes indicates that the time has been successfully synced, and systemd-timesyncd.service active: yes means that timesyncd is enabled and running.
If timesyncd isn’t active, turn it on with timedatectl:
Run timedatectl again to confirm the network time status. It may take a minute for the actual sync to happen, but eventually both Network time on: and NTP synchronized: should read yes .
Switching to ntpd
Though timesyncd is fine for most purposes, some applications that are very sensitive to even the slightest perturbations in time may be better served by ntpd, as it uses more sophisticated techniques to constantly and gradually keep the system time on track.
Before installing ntpd, we should turn off timesyncd:
Verify that timesyncd is off:
Look for systemd-timesyncd.service active: no in the output. This means timesyncd has been stopped. We can now install the ntp package with apt :
ntpd will be started automatically after install. You can query ntpd for status information to verify that everything is working:
Output remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== 0.ubuntu.pool.n .POOL. 16 p - 64 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.ubuntu.pool.n .POOL. 16 p - 64 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.ubuntu.pool.n .POOL. 16 p - 64 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.ubuntu.pool.n .POOL. 16 p - 64 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 ntp.ubuntu.com .POOL. 16 p - 64 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 +ec2-52-0-56-137 216.239.35.0 2 u 16 64 1 7.872 -2.137 1.485 +66.220.10.2 129.6.15.30 2 u 12 64 1 65.204 3.740 2.686 +block.steinhoff 209.51.161.238 2 u 11 64 1 33.364 1.710 3.586 +eterna.binary.n 216.229.0.50 3 u 11 64 1 35.330 2.821 2.839 +2604:a880:800:1 209.51.161.238 2 u 14 64 1 0.394 0.386 2.462 +ec2-52-6-160-3. 130.207.244.240 2 u 11 64 1 8.150 2.050 3.053 +mx.danb.email 127.67.113.92 2 u 13 64 1 63.868 1.539 2.240 *hydrogen.consta 129.6.15.28 2 u 12 64 1 2.989 1.755 2.563 +ntp-3.jonlight. 127.67.113.92 2 u 10 64 1 64.561 2.122 3.593 +undef.us 45.33.84.208 3 u 12 64 1 33.508 1.631 3.647 +ntp-3.jonlight. 127.67.113.92 2 u 8 64 1 64.253 2.645 3.174 2001:67c:1560:8 145.238.203.14 2 u 22 64 1 71.155 -1.059 0.000 +test.diarizer.c 216.239.35.4 2 u 11 64 1 64.378 4.648 3.244 2001:67c:1560:8 145.238.203.14 2 u 18 64 1 70.744 -0.964 0.000 alphyn.canonica 132.246.11.231 2 u 17 64 1 7.973 -0.170 0.000 +vps5.ctyme.com 216.218.254.202 2 u 10 64 1 65.874 1.902 2.608 ntpq is a query tool for ntpd. The -p flag asks for information about the NTP servers (or p eers) ntpd has connected to. Your output will be slightly different, but should list the default Ubuntu pool servers plus a few others. Bear in mind that it can take a few minutes for ntpd to establish connections.
Conclusion
In this article we’ve shown how to view the system time, change time zones, work with Ubuntu’s default timesyncd, and install ntpd. If you have more sophisticated timekeeping needs than what we’ve covered here, you might reference the offical NTP documentation, and also take a look at the NTP Pool Project, a global group of volunteers providing much of the world’s NTP infrastructure.
12.04 — Hard time installing Ubuntu, I’ve been trying to dual boot windows 7 and ubuntu for some time now. 500GB*2 RAID 0 hard drives. (Hardware RAID I’m not sure if it’s a dedicated RAID card though) 7200RPM. Background: I tried to install 12.04 (64 bit) a few times but the Desktop live cd and pendrive boots with a black screen. I’ve tried wubi but it …
Is it normal that the installation takes more than 2 hours?
I’m new to Ubuntu and I’m trying to install it on my boyfriend’s laptop. But it’s been more than two hours since I’ve started the installation and now I’m stuck on «Configuration du système de destination» (don’t know what it is in english. I’m installing the french version).
What can I do? Should I reboot the computer?
When I recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my desktop, it took a long time too because I had selected to download and install updates during initial install. For what it’s worth, my install was 3+ hours long and I have a fairly quick cable modem connection.
No, just let it sit for a while and it should come back.
If you’re interested, you can use CTRL — ALT — F1 to get to a text console and tail the install log to see if it is stuck at some step.
If it does get powered off, you should be able to re-start the installation and it should be fine. If you do restart, don’t select the updates option — it should go much faster since it will only use the DVD install media files.
My Acer Aspire took 6 hours the first time (both my desktop and netbook) but my HP laptop only took an hour. I’ve found (my opinion) that the fastest and most stable way to install 11.10 is to install without an Internet connection and then run the update manager afterwards. So far this has been the only way to get a stable installation on my particular system.
TIMING issue resolution for complete install and first run of Ubuntu 11.10
Time to completion: Live media — around 2 hours and WEB@DSL — around 1.25 hours.
Not longer than 1.5 hours. If your install goes past this time, consider the following:
If you experience a freeze or real slow install time > 1 hour, cancel install.
Reboot computer, start your Windows task manager, click on the networking tab, run WUBI again [uninstall will happen then you can re choose your install config] on 54 MBPS with Network usage no less than 3% total time to first run will be 1 hour.
Checking the installation media can be a good idea, or download it with Transmission bit torrent as it checks the the iso file (unlike http or ftp that can fail without any feedback!)
The other problem is if you use the option to download updates while installing. That can be a very bad idea as I can testify:
I have tried to install Xubuntu several times and it took an all night doing nothing apparently but blinking the disk light. This was on a slow Toshiba NB305 with only 1GB of RAM. Normally when I install Linux on more able machines it takes about 15 to 30 minutes to install even activating the updates during install.
I started to install the latest regular release, 17.10.1, Artful Aardvark, and the live usb disk started quickly enough. Then I started installation on hard disk. I was selecting Transfer updates, and Install Third Party Software, but could never end the installation. I also tried latest Linux Mint with similar problem.
This last time I tried to install Xubuntu but not selecting to transfer updates. After that box, it took 4 minutes to continue (just the hour glass and no information of what is going wrong). I checked memory usage and it was still high at 650MB (and went up to 860MB during installation). Eventually I got to choose the rest of the options and from then on it was quick.
As always when reinstalling (and even when installing fresh) I avoided the useless option of deleting the disk and so I configured mount points properly myself. All went as normal.
Total install time went down from 10 hours and no result to 1 hour and success! After install, I went to the command line and typed:
sudo su apt-get update apt-get upgrade That took another 30 minutes.
Conclusion: Avoid the use of the update option. It doesn’t work properly because after a fresh install with updates the system must be updated anyway!
This time it took minutes to install plus minutes to update after installation.
Installing Linux for the first time, I’m in love with Ubuntu, but as it is my first time to install it I have some questions: My hard drive is 1TB I need to understand the concept of the partition layout. For example, I need to have 3 partitions for my data the same way that I had it in Windows (C for system files & D data files, E data files) D and E …