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Is wubi for Windows 8? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to boot WUBI installed Ubuntu within Windows 8? Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed Windows 8 system My Dell laptop shipped with Windows 8. I installed Ubuntu 12.10(64 ...
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Installing ubuntu besides windows 8 [duplicate]

I have been trying to install ubuntu (I tried 12.04LTS, 12.10, 12.10-secure-remix) using the wubi installer on Windows 8 and all the three times ran into the same problem showing some cannot find /...
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Installing Ubuntu 14.04 Inside Windows 8 [duplicate]

Installing Ubuntu 14.04 inside Windows 8; can anybody help me? Is it safe to install Ubuntu inside Windows 8? I am not getting info about installing Ubuntu in Windows 8. In Windows 7 we can use Wubi, ...
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will booting Ubuntu in my samsung np550p5c-s06in brick it? [duplicate]

i bought this laptop in july,2013... and it was manufactured in march... i wanted to dual boot it with ubuntu (using wubi) and windows 8.1(running now). can it harm my computer? if yes then is there ...
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Ubuntu is not working on Windows 8 (64-bit) System [duplicate]

Windows 8 (64-bit) System.I downloaded Ubuntu and every thing going well and started installing it. Ubuntu is successfully installed and rebooted but then I get an error during Ubuntu's boot.The ...
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Install failed using Wubi under Windows 8 [duplicate]

I just ran the wubi installer under windows 8. After reboot, I got the dual boot option. Windows is still working, but Ubuntu only makes the computer restart. I had no errors during the ...
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Windows installer for Ubuntu not available anymore? [duplicate]

In my Windows 8, I am trying to install Ubuntu in a new partition I´ve made. I am following a tutorial, and it says that I can get the Windows Installer from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/...
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I cannot install Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]

I have burned the ISO image onto a disc, restarted my computer booting from the disc, gone through the "install ubuntu" option to run inside Windows 8. And a while later it tells me to remove the ...
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No access to ubuntu after restarting [duplicate]

I have windows 8 pre-installed on my laptop. I downloaded ubuntu 12.04LS and installed it with wubi installer.But on restarting windows 8 is loaded directly and I cant get access to ubuntu... will ...
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installing ubuntu on windows 8 ubuntu doesn't load [duplicate]

I installed Ubuntu 12.4 on computer with previously installed windows 8. When I reboot the system I have two options to choose from when I select Ubuntu it give me a black page that says that windows ...
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Boot Problem Windows [duplicate]

I have a little problem with boot ubuntu DVD. My OS is windows 8.1 and my computer isn't laptop. The problem that is DVD isn't boot, and when I run boot help on DVD, it stop running and this is the ...
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Ubuntu from external Hard Drive Error [duplicate]

I've previously installed Ubuntu 13.10 with the "USB Universal Installer" into a 4gb USB, and it worked fine. Now I want it to be in my old computers Hard Drive so I can save the files and use it as ...
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How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?

I'm absolutely new to Linux. I would like to know how to install Ubuntu alongside the pre-installed Windows 8+ OS. Should I do it with Wubi, or through the Live USB/DVD? What steps do I need to take ...
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How do I install Ubuntu?

I would like to see a full how-to guide on how to install Ubuntu.
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Can I install Ubuntu inside Windows?

Ubuntu 12.04 won't come with the Windows Installer (Wubi) pre-added. But is there any way to install 12.04 using Wubi?
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Can Wubi use the ISO I already have?

The Windows Installer for Ubuntu desktop instructions say that an ISO image for Ubuntu is downloaded during the installation process. But what if I already have an ISO image for Ubuntu. Can I make ...
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Dual Boot Windows 8 with Ubuntu 12.10

This is my First time so please help Steps I Followed : Install windows 8 pro with media center On my asus k55vm, i7 ,8gb. Windows boots fine and is in perfect condition. Booted into Ubuntu live ...
karthik nayak's user avatar
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Does UEFI support mean Wubi will now work on laptops shipped with Windows 8?

According to this news , there is an official fix for secure boot. Will Ubuntu adapt it? If so, how long should it take? And does it allow booting new computers from Wubi?
Fermat's Little Student's user avatar
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What to do with an Ubuntu disk image that appears as a WinRAR file?

I've never used Ubuntu before. Just heard from some friends. "IT'S GREAT!!!", they used to say. So i decided to try it. I downloaded WUBI, and ran it but 'twas takin' too much time. So I decided to ...
Zunnoor Awan's user avatar
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3 answers
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Can I install Ubuntu with windows 8? [duplicate]

Can I oops install Ubuntu alongside Windows 8?
Veli Korhonen's user avatar
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Installing alongside Windows or on a separate partition [duplicate]

What's the difference between installing Linux alongside Windows and installing it on a separate partition? I already have data on Windows and other partitions that I don't want to lose.
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Asus Windows 8 will not let me install Ubuntu

I am having difficulties getting Ubuntu installed on my laptop and I have tried a few different ways of going about this as suggested on the disk. They include a direct install, install within windows ...
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how to install ubuntu 14.0.1 inside/alongside windows 8.1 preinstalled laptop? [duplicate]

I have purchased a new laptop with windows 8.1 preinstalled. I want to use ubuntu 14.0.1 on my laptop without uninstalling windows. I have created bootable usb stick for installing ubuntu. But when i ...
Vishal Sharma's user avatar
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Ubuntu Wubi install is freezing / stalling / hanging on iso download

I have downloaded the 12.04 located wubi.exe and the 14.04.1 located wubi.exe. I am getting the same behavior from both. Once you start either exe they give you a dialog and then after OK begin ...
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How can I install Ubuntu on a Dell inspiron 17R 7720 SE with Windows 8? [duplicate]

I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 17R 7720 Special Edition but I am unable to install Ubuntu 12.10. WUBI does not work for me and I am wondering if there is another way to install it my machine came ...
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3 answers
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Wubi - Download stops when in middle of download [duplicate]

I'm trying to download Ubuntu 14.04 LTS using Wubi from the official site of Ubuntu. But in the middle, it just stop downloading but still responsive but doesn't make any progress. since I can't ...
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Installing Ubuntu alonside Windows 8 [duplicate]

How do I install Ubuntu alongside Windows 8 without having to partition the hard drive. Can someone please explain in detail to a newbie.
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Installing Ubuntu with the Windows installer?

Is it safe as instructions said? If I install Ubuntu by this way, could I while updating Ubuntu update grub? because I saw this way install Ubuntu, when start Ubuntu is using Windows's boot manager.
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