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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Ubuntu 11.04 install did not work?
I have a laptop that has Windows 7 64-bit as the main OS. I originally installed Ubuntu 10.10 using Wubi so I could have Windows and Linux to choose from at boot up. All worked great up until ...
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Can I upgrade a wubi 10.04 install using a 11.04 install image
I want to eventually update 10.04 to 11.04 on several computers using a USB. I would like to try it first on a non-essential computer, but the most likely candidate is a test box I run a wubi install ...
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Wubi Install as Root User
Is it possible to install ubuntu from wubi with the root account (and have it show up in login screen, unlike when it is made manually with "sudo passwd root")?
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How to determine the partition on which Ubuntu is installed and resize it?
I have four partitions on my hard-drive: C, E, F and G. Partitions C and G are NTFS and I installed Ubuntu using Wubi through Windows 7. Probably I installed it on the partition G, where Windows 7 is ...
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Wubi installation [closed]
I have downloaded Ubuntu beta 2 for installation. But cant get it right cause installation goes inside windows with wubi and when restarting fails to continue and I'm using Benq joyBook 7000 please ...
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How do I force Wubi to download and install 32 bit version?
I am trying to install Ubuntu Natty beta 2 32bit with WUBI, but whenever I try to install it always tries to download 64 bit version.
How do I ensure that it downloads 32 bit instead of 64 bit?
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Ubuntu Hangs While Working
I have installed ubuntu 10.04 via wubi. Frequently ubuntu hangs while working. Even installer hanged when I tried to install ubuntu recent version, linux mint 10 via wubi & mint4win. Is this ...
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How do I give Ubuntu more space (when installed inside Windows 7 (via wubi))?
I had installed Ubuntu inside Windows XP but then I formatted XP and installed Windows 7.
EDIT1: I used Wubi for the same.
I want to know which one of the two will solve my problem? creating a ...
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Odd issue,Wubi Installation won't boot, when another ext4 drive is plugged?
It's an odd issue, i installed Ubuntu 11.04 trough Wubi yesterday,it actually worked unlike the last time i tried to when it didn't boot at all.
But there is one thing that bugs me, see, i have 2 HDD'...
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WUBI boot error [closed]
I installed wubi netbook edition a week back from win xp service pack 2
When I boot into Ubuntu the screen flickers and it reboots.
Now I don't have Windows anymore on my notebook asus L3800.
It ...
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Does installing with wubi affect performance? [duplicate]
I just want to ask you, if I'm installing the Ubuntu beside the windows without any partition changes, using wubi does the ubuntu using more performance (CPU, memory, hard drive), or same as a normal ...
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Installing Ubuntu with wubi or with standard installation [duplicate]
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Does installing with wubi affect performance?
Hi,
I just want to ask you, if I'm installing the Ubuntu beside the windows without any partition changes, using wubi does the ...
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Ubuntu entry in Windows Vista still there, even after uninstall
OK, so the other day I had a disc that I had burned Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala to. So I though, "Hey! Why not dual boot my computer?" I inserted the disc into drive E, ran Wubi, installed it, and ...
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Is Wubi safe on Windows Installation? [duplicate]
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What are the benefits of a disk install vs. Wubi? And can I migrate my settings easily?
Is Wubi installer dangerous? I want to know this before i install it on my laptop. I ...
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Why is the second Windows partition mounted under /host
Probably I could read it somewhere, but couldn't find anywhere.
In Windows 7, I have had two partitions ("Disk C" and "Disk D"). After installing dual-boot Ubuntu, I can access disk C under /media/...
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/dev/loop0 doesn't have enough disk space
I have too little space in my /dev/loop0 :
/dev/loop0 5,6G 5,1G 170M 97% /
none 3,0G 268K 3,0G 1% /dev
none 3,0G 1,5M 3,0G 1% /dev/shm
none 3,0G 144K 3,0G 1% /var/run
none 3,0G 0 3,0G 0% /var/lock
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How do I share files between Windows and Ubuntu in a Wubi setup?
I am running Ubuntu Wubi in Windows 7 on my netbook.
I want to share files between the two OS's.
I know how to make a partition in Windows and give it a name like D: but how do I then access it ...
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How to migrate from Wubi to a regular installation? [duplicate]
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How to convert Wubi install into regular install?
I recently installed Ubuntu through Wubi and I love it enough that I am ready to ditch Windows! My set up is like this:
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Should I install through WUBI or in a Virtual Machine on my Windows machine?
I want to install Ubuntu on my Windows machine and was wondering whether I should use the WUBI method or rather install via a virtual machine using VMWare or Virtual Box.
What would the advantages be ...
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Wubi error about "invalid tag data"
I tried to install Ubuntu 10.10 and 10.04 through Wubi in Windows 7.
Even after I disable the firewall and antivirus I get this error again and again.
Invalid Tag data . check len(D=1,(ord(d) & ...
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Computadora no arranca (Computer Doesn't Start Up) [duplicate]
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Wubi doens't work anymore - shows 'No wubildr' error
Two weeks ago I made an update and when it finished,it asked for a reboot. never again booted, when I turn on ...
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WUBI installation can no longer boot, UUID disk not found [closed]
Yesterday my WUBI/Vista installation was working fine. I shut it down at the train station, all good then when I attempted to boot Ubuntu at home I got a message saying the UUID for root could not be ...
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How do I transition from WUBI to a native installation? [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid installed through wubi on my laptop (it came with Windows 7 preinstalled). This was my first foray into Linux, and I'm here to stay. I have no use for Windows, and yet I ...
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Mouse Cursor Freezes Randomly with Intel GMA 950
I'm using Ubuntu 10.10. It's installed using Wubi, dual booting with Windows. It's a fresh install.
At random times, the mouse cursor freezes and I can't click anything on the screen. I can move the ...
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How to increase wubi /root disk space [duplicate]
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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 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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WUBI install not completing on Dell Latitude D600 using 10.04 and 10.10
While trying to install a dual boot from LiveCD, WUBI seems to go through all the steps correctly. It unpacks everything, reboots, starts to finalize the install, brings up the install slide show and ...
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My notebook won't boot into Ubuntu
I've been trying to install Ubuntu on my Samsung R510 notebook. It's not working. There must be a hardware incompatibility, because every time I try to boot into the installer, the system will reboot ...
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Why don't those winepath commands work?
I tried code from this question and for some reason they do not work, why and how to fix them?
a@ubuntu:~$ echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/bin/run_linx_program
bash: !/bin/sh": event not found
a@ubuntu:~$ ...
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How can I load Ubuntu when all I have is Grub?
So I have upgraded Ubuntu with the latest Kernel. But after the upgrade and after I rebooted Ubuntu, all I get is GRUB. How do I load Ubuntu again when all I have is GRUB?
I installed Ubuntu using ...
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How to open wubi's .disk files under windows?
Wubi has created one big file with whole ubuntu installation root.disk - there are some files I have left on my linux partition that I would like to access from windows partition,
Is there any way to ...
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Grub Doesn't Load after Update
After I updated ubuntu (I believe it was most likely a kernel update) and restarted I selected ubuntu from the windows boot loader (I am using wubi). At this point I would usually land on the grub ...
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Why I can't access partition on which I have installed it?
I have installed wubi on one of my NTFS partions, I chose this one, because it had the most free space, but for some reason wubi does not mount it automatically, can I mount it manually?
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Do I have to unmount not-linux partitions?
I remember that in old linux before closing system I had to manually unmount other partitions(ntfs/fat32). Do I have to do that in Ubuntu or is it magically umounted before shutdown by the system?
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WUBI problem: when boot "no wubir"
After re-installing ubuntu via wubi i now get "no wubir" and then directs me to a menu where i have to select which mode i want. Ubuntu is fine and wubi sees no problem. what do i do?
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Wubi doens't work anymore - shows 'No wubildr' error
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HP Mini 311
Ubuntu netbook edition 10.04 (installed via Wubi)
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I load to Windows Boot Manager as usual. Options are Windows 7 and Ubuntu Netbook, like usual. Selecting Windows 7 ...
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After update, grub is broken
Some months back I used wubi to install ubuntu on an hp laptop with vista. After not using it for a month or so, I loaded ubuntu and installed many updates (including kernel update). Windows boot ...
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My Ubuntu partition is NTFS?
A while ago I put Ubuntu on my Windows computer. It was awesome, for a while. One day I restart my computer and it boots with an error message.
error: No such device ###############################
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Wubi won't boot after a kernel update [closed]
I use Windows Vista 32bit and have a Wubi install of the 10.10 RC. It worked great, until one day when I upgraded the kernel and rebooted.
Now, whenever I select Ubuntu from the Windows boot menu, ...
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Using a folder on an ntfs partition as /home
I use wubi to install Ubuntu 10.10 on my ntfs partition. So I want to change the home folder to a folder on the ntfs partition. I could keep the personal configuration, software and so on after ...
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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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Install Ubuntu Netbook 10.10 without CD/USB/WUBI from HDD on WinXP
I have downloded the Ubuntu Netbook 10.10 ISO file. When I mount it on a Virtual drive it gives me the option to install it via CD(restart and boot from disc) or use the WUBI installer. The WUBI ...
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Only able to login to Failsafe GNOME
Installed Ubuntu using WUBI, when I reboot, I'm able to login as "Failsafe GNOME" and xterm, but NOT as just GNOME. What is the likely source of the issue? Hardware, bad install, etc.?
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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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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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Alternating virtual and native boots of virtual disk
Would anyone know of a virtual machine software that is able to boot off WUBI-created root.disk's?
Failing that, would anyone know of a virtual machine software whose virtual disks are also natively ...
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SMC2632W Wireless PCMCIA Card?
I have an old Toshiba laptop with a SMC2632W Wireless PCMCIA Card. Unable to connect to a network under Ubuntu 7.10 (using Wubi as it cannot boot from a CD), however it works in Windows XP.
How can I ...
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Virtualise wubi installation on windows
I have installed ubuntu 10.10 on my laptop using wubi. My laptop also has vista installed. Would it be possible to somehow run ubuntu (virtually?) while windows is running without having to restart ...
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Should I try to get rid of Wubi?
I didn't manage to boot from SD-card reader in my netbook, so I just used Wubi to install Ubuntu Netbook Edition (10.10). The system works smoothly and I'm glad with it, but there are certain ...
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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 ...