I have an IBM Thinkpad Transnote that does not have any CD drive. I am left with the network install option. This was an easy task when I was still using Mandriva (formerly Mandrake) because the installer includes the images for bootable floppy drives. With Ubuntu, you are left with an option of using your motherboard / Ethernet card's booting capability. My options are: etherboot and the on-board Intel Boot Agent that supports PXE to boot. The following steps will guide you in booting the Ubuntu installer using the Intel Boot Agent. Note that the Ubuntu installer is just a bootstrap, you will have to download the rest of the packages on the Internet. Alternatively, I think you can hack the installer to get the packages from a local host (but this is out of the scope). Terms * The client is the laptop that has to be installed with Ubuntu. * The server serves the client (duh!). I am running Ubuntu Dapper (6.06). DHCP server We need a DHCP server to serve the client with the...