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First you need to install Ubuntu on your computer, as a dual boot.

USB stick

The teacher should give you a bootable USB stick with Ubuntu 16.04. LTS 64 bits. If not, you can create one yourself from OSX or from Windows.

Backup your data

It's very important that all your data are backed-up before going further. Normally, things go well, but as we'll handle partitions on the hard drive, we might have difficulties. Better safe than sorry.

Create an empty partition for Linux

We will take off 20GB from your hard drive to give it to Linux. You need to access Disk Management. Then, right click on the biggest partition and select Shrink Volume.

Turn off Fast Startup

If you are running Windows 8+, you need to disable Fast Startup :

  1. Right click -> Download this: turn_off_fast_startup.bat.
  2. Right click on the downloaded file and click Run as administrator

OR

Go to Energy Settings -> Power Button -> More -> Disable FastBoot

Install Ubuntu

  1. Plug-in the USB stick, and restart your computer: Modify Reboot Option -> Advanced Boot.
  2. Choose Removable Device. If it does not boot on Linux, you need to ask a teacher to help you with accessing the BIOS and changing the boot order so that it reads from the usb stick first before the hard drive (help).
  3. Install Ubuntu in english and alongside with Windows. Do not tick Third-Party and do not tick Update ....
  4. Continue despite the alert message.
  5. Keyboard settings: press @ # / </kbd> to check they are enabled.
  6. Fill in User Information.
  7. Restart your machine and unplug the USB stick.

When it's done, check you can still boot on Windows.

Then restart the computer, boot on ubuntu, and follow this guide