Questions tagged [wubi]
Questions about Wubi, a way to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows without partitioning. However, it's been abandoned for years and is depreciated.
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How do I remove the extra Ubuntu option on the Windows Boot Manager menu?
I installed ubuntu using Wubi side by side with Windows. I decided to uninstall ubuntu and install Kubuntu, which I did successfully. However now when I boot my computer, the Windows Boot Manager ...
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How do I enable hibernation on Wubi?
I installed Ubuntu on my Windows 7 Sager laptop using Wubi. Hibernate (i.e. suspend to disc) is not an option from the power icon, only suspend, shutdown, etc. Hibernate is also not an option from my ...
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How can I check how much space there is left on WUBI versus how much space it takes on my HDD?
Using 11.10 for the record. It would be easiest to do it on the Terminal.
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Ubuntu will not shutdown
I have installed Ubuntu as wubi (next to windows 7). When I expect the computer to shut down, it doesn't, it freezes instead.
I've found this elsewhere:
sudo modprobe -rf rt2860sta; sudo modprobe ...
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Why does wubi fail with a 404 error?
I'm installing Ubuntu using the Wubi installer, but it ends unexpectedly with following error:
12-27 15:15 DEBUG downloader: downloading http://releases.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-desktop-amd64....
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Wubi Installer Error: The boot configuration data store could not be opened
I'm trying to install Xubuntu using Wubi, however, once I start the installer, it runs all the way through (on the Installing Xubuntu-11.10 page with the two loading bars), and it gets to "Remaining ...
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How can I expand the size of my Ubuntu installation without reinstalling?
About a week ago I used the windows installer to install Ubuntu to an extra hard drive I had because I've heard so much about it. Since [I guess] Wubi is meant for people with limited disk space who ...
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How to increase the space in ubuntu installed under windows7?
I have windows7 running on my PC which has only one partition(C:).
I have installed ubuntu to make it a dual boot. After i installed few applications,i get and error saying no enough free space left.
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How to handle out of space errors
I'm using Ubuntu installed inside windows with Wubi.
During upgrade to 12.04 I came across a rather devious trap. About 25% through the installation of packages, I get the message that packages can't ...
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How can I fix 'no wubildr' error in WUBI on Windows 7? [closed]
Good Evening All,
I just got my HP Laptop Back from the factory and then I tried to install Ubuntu.
It got through the whole installation, however, when I restarted and chose Ubuntu a quick screen ...
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How can you transfer wireless settings from Windows to Ubuntu?
Wubi did not transfer the wireless settings during the install. How can I transfer them? I DON'T want to install anything, nor retype the information, it's really complicated.
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Using 12.04's wubi installs 13.04 instead
I have Windows 7 installed on my machine, and I used 12.04's wubi installer with the command wubi.exe --32bit. I have installed Ubuntu this way several times before successfully. For some reason, in ...
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How do I use a 4GB USB flash drive to install Ubuntu 12.10?
I've downloaded "ubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64" and used Pen Drive Linux to get it onto my USB. I then restarted my computer (a Windows 7 Home Premium edition) and entered the boot menu to have it boot ...
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I can't start ubuntu due to "Windows failed to start" error with wubi [closed]
I am unable to start Ubuntu. I have Windows and Ubuntu 12.10 installed via wubi.exe. This is the error message I got:
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. ...
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How to increase wubi /root disk space [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I give Ubuntu 10.10 more space (when installed inside Windows 7 (via wubi))?
I'm running out of space in wubi. Online wubi help didn't help much since they suggest ...
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How do I remove the Ubuntu boot option created by Wubi?
My friend installed Ubuntu on a separate partition on a PC with Windows 7 using Wubi. But by mistake he reformatted the drive containing Ubuntu. He is still getting Ubuntu option in the boot menu. How ...
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Is it really possible to run Linux applications within Windows using Wubi?
According to this article that I found, Wubi "has the side-effect of allowing you to run Linux apps within a Windows environment." I found this statement to be very intriguing: Is it actually possible ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 is sluggish
I have a Lenovo G580 (4GB DDR3, ~500 GB HDD, Intel i3). I installed Ubuntu using the in-Windows installer on my Windows 7. Ubuntu was (and still is) slightly sluggish.
By sluggish I mean, the OS GUI ...
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Tell Ubiquity to not install GRUB
I have almost convinced a family member to dual-boot with Ubuntu. I've showed him wubi, and he thinks that he's ready to give Ubuntu a try and dual boot. However, he thinks that overwriting the ...
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Does wubi need separate partition? Can I manually allocate space for my home folder?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04, but there are some programs like AutoCAD, SolidWorks and Comsol Multyphysics that can run only on a Windows system.
I decided to reinstall my laptop, so I will install first ...
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Can wubi harm my PC?
I am just wondering can wubi 11.04 make windows unbootable in anyway and what harm can it do to my PC. Also, if I force shut down in wubi ubuntu can it damage windows?
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Upgrade or replace a Wubi installation?
I've got Windows 7 with Wubi 11.10 installed. I would like to upgrade to 12.04 but I'm not sure what the best path would be.
I'm not skilled enough to use Ubuntu all the time, and my iPhone requires ...
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Can I install a beta/alpha/development version using Wubi?
How do you install the next version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu+1) using Wubi?
When clicking the download button for the latest beta, will Wubi
show up as an option?
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Update destroyed grub
I have Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) installed on my notebook via wubi. Since a recent ubuntu update however my system doesn't work anymore. When I boot I get into grub rescue>. After some internet ...
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wubi has an error now directs to menu
when booting i have the option to select Ubuntu or windows but when selecting ubuntu instead of going to Ubuntu boot screen it goes to the Ubuntu boot menu where you can select, kernel or another ...
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Sound Not playing through HDMI
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 using the "wubi" tool on my HP Pavilion dv5-1080ei with Windows 8.
When I ran Ubuntu for the first time my monitor/tv connected via the hdmi had no picture coming to it even ...
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How can I recover files inside a Wubi install before re-installing Ubuntu?
I failed to inter Ubuntu with this error
GNU GRUB VERSION 1.99-21........etc
I spoke with technical support at www.ubuntu.com he was really nice and he served me will I thank him very much.... but ...
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Ubuntu 11.04 and 10.04 hang with black screen while installing from USB disk
I've been trying to install Ubuntu 11.04 from a USB flash stick and each time I try to boot from the USB key one of two things happen:
A) The screen that asks you what you would like to do (e.g. run ...
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Failure to start grub with Wubi [closed]
My laptop battery ran down and died while using Ubuntu 10.04 with Wubi. Upon recharge (and restart) selecting Ubuntu from the Windows Boot menu brings me to the typical prompt which says (and I ...
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Minimal BASH-like line editing boot error
I've tried a few links already and many of them have me do numerous commands and every command seems to return "unknown command"
This is freaking me out since I need to get files off of here and I ...
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mount.ntfs taking up 99% of cpu [closed]
I dual-boot Ubuntu and Windows with WUBI, version 12.04, and have been recently running into some issues. Every once in a while, I run top and see that mount.ntfs is taking up all of my cpu. It is ...
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Wubi installation problem: Coud not find the ISO /ubuntu/install/kubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso [duplicate]
I've got a Lenovo ThinkPad T450.
I want to install Linux inside my current Windows 7 installation, preferably Kubuntu 16.04.3 LTS.
I install Kubuntu with Wubi 16.04.3r325 (wubi16043r325.exe) by ...
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How do I resize an existing Wubi installation? [duplicate]
I have Windows 7 as my default OS and 500 GB Hard Disk.
Following is the partition table of my Hard Disk:
I have installed Ubuntu with "install inside windows" option.
sda1 is the System Reserved ...
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Misused mke2fs and cannot boot into system
I installed Ubuntu with WUBI in Windows 7 64bit, and I had installed Mandriva 2011 with a disk. I tried to learn Linux with Ubuntu and misused mke2fs; after I reboot my computer, Windows 7 and Ubuntu ...
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Will I be able to upgrade to 13.04 from 12.10 with a Wubi installation? [duplicate]
Will it be possible to upgrade to 13.04 from 12.10 on a wubi-enabled installation? I was looking at the schedule and noticed that Wubi is being discontinued.
I like the setup I have now (Windows 7 ...
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Fastest/easiest way to install Ubuntu on Windows 8
I'm sorry if this is asked frequently but I have a problem, the computer I'm going to install Ubuntu is not mine and can only keep it for about 4-5 days, however I need Linux for homework.
In the ...
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Do I keep my Windows installation if I install Ubuntu with Wubi, the Windows installer?
I want to know if I will keep and still be able to use my Windows 7 installation after I use the Wubi Windows Installer (from here) to install Ubuntu?
Thanks in advance,
Bas.
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Why doesn't Ubuntu 16.04 in Windows have ubuntu.exe?
A couple of months ago Ubuntu had an ubuntu.exe file inside the ISO, so I was able to run Ubuntu in my Windows by clicking ubuntu.exe after installing it with wubi.exe. Now in Ubuntu 16.04 it seems ...
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Do I have the full OS installed?
I installed Ubuntu using WUBI.exe last night which is running alongside my Windows 8.
When I boot up my laptop, I get given a choice between Windows or Ubuntu.
Am I running the full Ubuntu OS?
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How do I remove windows after installing Ubuntu 12.04 via WUBI
I'm about to install Ubuntu by using Wubi. Can I then delete Windows and keep Ubuntu?
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Why does Wubi.exe for Ubuntu 11.10 not run on Windows 7 32bit?
I installed Ubuntu 11.04 32bit before with the Wubi installer.I therefore completely uninstalled ubuntu and downloaded the new Ubuntu 11.10 32bit.But now When I execute the Wubi.exe it doesn't start....
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Accessing Windows partition inside Wubi [duplicate]
My hard disk crashed and I had to reinstall Ubuntu. I dual booted it using Wubi and I installed it in C: partition. When I boot into Ubuntu, I can't see my partition (The partition where Windows is ...
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Cannot extend a partition located AFTER the unallocated space
The second partition was an NTFS, which i doesn't need anymore. So I removed the partiton to liberate more free space to add to ext4 (ubuntu) partition located after the unallocated space.
With ...
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Wubi with 14.10 doesn't work - failed to partition the selected disk
I tried to install Ubuntu 14.10 on my computer with Wubi. The installation appeared to work in Windows, and told me to reboot.
After rebooting the Ubuntu installer continued the installation, until ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 & 12.04.1 LTS mouse freezing (Saitek Cyborg R.A.T.5 Mouse)
I've figured it out: it's the Cyborg mouse. I'll be looking through the questions as I remember seeing something about this.
I'm getting a similar issue to this fellow: https://askubuntu.com/...
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How do I know if I am running Wubi or a proper dual-boot?
I tried to setup a "proper" Windows/Ubuntu dual-boot system, by installing Ubuntu from a USB key. However, I simply could not get the laptop to boot off the USB despite the fact that I made the ...
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Should I use wubi ubuntu 12.04 for my academic studies like writing docs, programming, etc?
I've installed ubuntu 12.04 LTS as a wubi installation in Windows 7, its running fairly well.
will Wubi installation cause any problem, will I be able to access any files created in wubi Ubuntu in ...
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How to enable booting multiple Ubuntu Wubi?
I want to use both Ubuntu Wubi 11.04 and Ubuntu Wubi 12.04 so that the boot menu will displays 3 options: Windows, Ubuntu 11.04 & Ubuntu 12.04. My current approach is to only use either of them, ...
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'"Windows Backend object has no attribute 'iso-path' - see log for details.' error when trying to install
I am trying to install Ubuntu 11.10 in windows XP, Everything went as before until the countdown clock reached zero, then I got "Windows Backend object has no attribute 'iso-path' - see log for ...
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Upgrading my Wubi 11.04 to 11.10
I want to upgrade my current Wubi installation (Ubuntu 11.04) to Ubuntu 11.10. Is this possible to do inside Wubi? Or do I have delete Wubi from Windows, therefore deleting my current Ubuntu ...
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