Ubuntu with UEFI install: requirements
UEFI stands for "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface". This is the Central interface between the Firmware and the operating system. As the successor to the so-called BIOS (= Basic Input Output System), it offers numerous advantages. What are the requirements that must be met before you can install Ubuntu in UEFI mode, you will learn in the following listing.
- Your PC motherboard or Laptop must be UEFI-compatible. The you can view, among other things, on the website of the manufacturer or in the owner's manual to look up.
- If you want to install Ubuntu using a USB Stick, must. In a further practical tip we will show you how to use a USB Stick for the Ubuntu Installation can create.
- If you want to install Ubuntu via DVD, there are, at this point, to note nothing.
The UEFI Logo
Ubuntu with UEFI install: instructions
If your components meet all the requirements, you can start the Installation of Ubuntu in UEFI mode. Please also refer to the following step-by-step instructions.
- Restart your PC or Laptop and open the UEFI Interface. This is most of the time, depending on the model - directly after system start-up using the keys [F2], [F10] or [Delete].
- Scroll through the menus and look for the Boot mode. Make sure that the Interface is on "UEFI" not "Legacy" (BIOS compatibility mode). In addition, should the so-called "Secure Boot" must be disabled, otherwise boot problems can come up.
- Next, you need to adjust the boot order. The Medium from which you want to install Ubuntu, you should put on the first place.
- After you have saved the UEFI settings, you must restart your PC or Laptop. The disk must be for the Ubuntu install to be inserted, so that the Installation can begin.
- The Installation will now start, and Ubuntu is installed in UEFI mode.
UEFI surface with the Boot mode to "UEFI"
In the next practical tip we will show you how you can later Ubuntu Updates manually install can.
