Comment 17 for bug 114521

Hi Gunnar, below I give my (revised) idea of a "short description". It's basically links to www.ubuntu.com but www.ubuntu.com doesnt organise the info in this way (why not?).

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The process is typically this:

Check the recommended system requirements:

https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Download the ISO.

Burn a DVD:

https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/burn-a-dvd-on-ubuntu

or create a bootable USB stick:

https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu

Check your computer is compatible with Ubuntu:

https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/try-ubuntu-before-you-install

Back up your data.

Install Ubuntu:

https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop

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Strictly speaking info on installing Ubuntu doesn't belong in the desktop help but in my opinion it's an obvious place to look for it. As far as I can see there's no exact equivalent to the above text at www.ubuntu.com (why not?). If there was we could just link to it.

Would something like this be of use to (some) users?