I have a Samsung notebook. I want to re-install Ubuntu on it, but I don't have a Ubuntu live CD.
I have tried
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
Can you install Ubuntu without a live CD/USB reinstall or freshly installed?
I have a Samsung notebook. I want to re-install Ubuntu on it, but I don't have a Ubuntu live CD.
I have tried
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
Can you install Ubuntu without a live CD/USB reinstall or freshly installed?
You might want to look at:
Install Ubuntu without CD and USB , how?
and at the official installation guide, they have a part about your situation under installation with no CD:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation
To the editors: this should probably be a comment and not an answer.
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
merely reinstalls the Unity Desktop Environment, not Ubuntu itself.
If you want to completely reinstall Ubuntu, you will need either a DVD or USB stick that is at least 4GB (2GB will probably work, but use something higher to be safe). There is a network boot option, where you can install Ubuntu from a network source, but that requires that your computer can boot from the network, and you have to create some complex server setup. The easiest way to install Ubuntu is using a DVD, but a USB stick isn't hard either.
If you want to reinstall Ubuntu, you have to have some sort of bootable media. However, you can create your own LiveDVD, and if you don't have a disc, you can create a LiveUSB.
DVD Method
Write to Disc...
option.Burn
.Reboot and boot from the DVD.
USB Method
If your computer doesn't have a DVD writer or doesn't have a DVD drive at all, use this method.
Burn
, Next
, or Done
button (not sure what the name is).Reboot and boot into the USB stick.