This is the first time I’ve successfully installed Linux. (Once I tried to install Ubuntu on an old Mac mini but failed. My other miniPCs had Ubuntu pre-installed.)
I’m wiping the Windows 10 that came with the miniPC. My LFS host machine will be Ubuntu and LFS will go on a separate partition.
I didn’t understand how to make partitions in the installation process. (The Ubuntu documentation said something to the effect that if you needed to make partitions then you will know how to do that without being told. I am not making this up.) The LFS partition will have to be made later.
Instructions I made for myself
Put bootable flash drive into computer.
Power on computer
Press delete to access UEFI – must use “del” key in the insert/pagedown group
From the boot menu, select the USB drive and enter. – I see “Aptio setup utility – American Megatrends 2024.” I made a hash of this so not sure what I will see next time I look at the UEFI. However, Ubuntu booted ok after installation.
Note: Possibility of first needing to disable secure boot from Windows. – I did not need to disable secure boot.
Installation!
Language, Accessibility, Keyboard layout, Use wired connection, Install Ubuntu
May get message about having to disable Intel RST (rapid storage technology) in Windows BIOS — would turn off RST completely in BIOS – Did not get RST message and did not see an entry like that in BIOS
Interactive installation, Extended selection, Recommended proprietary software (both)
Erase disk, Advanced – none of encryption options, This set also includes manual partitioning
Could add free space? – used the default installation so did not try to make partitions
Name, Computer’s name, Username, password – used suggested except password
Location
Review choices / Ready to install
Installing
Prompted to restart
Prompted to remove USB and enter
Login screen
Yay!
Set up GNOME
Installed GNOME tweaks with GUI
Set up what I wanted, dock along the bottom etc.
Install development tools
As specified in the LFS manual.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential
Yay! now I have gnome-tweaks and build-essential.
This took about three hours.