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You should reboot to a boot menu (which is quite hard to read on a HiDPI display). Choose Y Ubuntu (it’s the default option, with Windows Boot Manager below it if you installed alongside Windows) and in a few seconds, you are greeted with a login screen. Enter your password and you’re presented with a prompt about sending information to Canonical. Unlike certain other OSes, Ubuntu cares about your privacy. Any telemetry information is not linked in any way to your machine or identity. It’s easy to opt out of sending anything, but if you want Canonical get some insight into how Ubuntu is used or how it’s breaking, say Yes. You can even view the first report before it’s sent to get a handle on what kind of metrics are

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