Questions about Wubi, a way to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows without partitioning. Wubi will be discontinued as of Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail).
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Keyboard not working in Kubuntu. Mouse does
I have just installed Kubuntu... it gave me a black screen for about 5 minutes, and then it rebooted and I got in, but... I can't login because I can't use my keyboard.
My keyboard worked using ...
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Logon Failed Ubuntu 13.04
I have a problem with my Ubuntu 13.04.
I installed it beside Windows 8 using the Wubi-installer. I installed Ubuntu on another partition of my primary hard disk as Windows 8.
When I boot in Ubuntu, ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system
I bought a computer with pre-installed Windows 8. But I didn't like Windows 8, so i decided to install Ubuntu as a second operating system.
I'm absolutely new to Linux. I have been using Windows for ...
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Is it safe to rollback Wubi without fresh Wubi install?
I've installed Ubuntu 12.10, then I made a backup from root.disk file. I decided to change from Ubuntu to Xubuntu. So I downloaded Xubuntu 12.10 ISO image and reinstalled Wubi.
In case I'm want to ...
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How to convert Wubi install into regular install?
I have installed Ubuntu on my D: partition using Wubi. Is there any way in which I can remove my Windows from C: drive and move my existing Ubuntu installation to C: drive and make it a regular ...
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Lubuntu doesn't repond to keyboard! + account not found (wubi)
So when I boot my lubuntu up, I get like a screen with these random stripes that you'd expect when your pc crashes. Then when it boots up, I can log in with the account user, not the account I made in ...
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How to convert Wubi installation into live USB regular one? [duplicate]
I am wanting to migrate from Wubi to a regular install, but I want to be sure that I won't loose my current configurations and other settings.
The plan I have is to use the 64G USB flash drive (which ...
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Wubi installer stuck on 75%
I'm currently installing Wubi, and the installer keeps getting stuck at about 75% - I have had this problem before and I think I managed to fix it by resetting/stopping something in Windows when ...
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Getting more space on Wubi
First and foremost, note that I'm a complete noob to Linux, so please bear with my confuzzled rambling.
I've recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS via Wubi (18GB installation on the C: drive) on an AMD ...
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Lubuntu won't install using wubi (pastebin of log file included)
So I tried to install lubuntu 2 times now, and it seems that it won't install because at the very last of the install progress I get the error: Could not retrieve the required installation files
for ...
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Is WUBI installation a full installation, or is it a live CD with persistent file or partition?
Is WUBI installation a full installation, or is it a live CD with persistent file or partition ?
I want to know when I run apt-get update && apt-get upgrade, will the new downloaded files ...
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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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Why do I get a blank screen when starting Wubi?
I used Wubi to download 12.04 on a new partition. When restarting, the computer (Levono windows 7 -64) froze with no signal on my screen. Turning the computer on and off I received the option to sign ...
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How do I use Wubi in a “Frozen Disk” environment (aka computer labs)
I teach computer skills in a computer lab which uses a disk management system on to keep WinXP in a know state between reboots. I'd like to add a Wubi installation, but I keep getting the same error ...
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Wubi + Multiple Windows Installations
I have a question about the Windows installer: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-with-windows If today I have two distinct Windows XP installations (one in English and one in ...
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I Can't Install Ubuntu 13.04 alongside windows 7
I download ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso and write on a DVD then check it with a MD5 checker and it's OK.
I decide to Install Ubuntu on my PC that have Windows 7 sp1 64-bit simultaneously.
I follow ...
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Why did uninstalling Wubi not free disk space while virtual hard disk was 15GB?
We recently uninstalled Wubi from a Windows Vista computer by selecting Ubuntu in Control Panel and clicking the uninstall button. The uninstaller ran suspiciously fast (it was done in a few seconds ...
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How can I eliminate the choice between Windows and Ubuntu every time I boot?
After making a bootable disk of Ubuntu 13.04, I opened it from windows 8 and ran wubi.exe. Then I was presented with three options...
Reboot now
Reboot later
Help me boot from disk
I selected ...
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Wubi won't start
Trying to install Ubuntu on old XP computer. It won't boot from CD and when I open CD it won't run Wubi because it isn't a valid Win32 application.
CD works ok on Win7 and Vista machines. Do I need a ...
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Can you install softwares on a wubi-installed ubuntu? 12.04 LTS
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Wubi so I can choose to boot from Windows or Ubuntu with some simple key presses.
But when I tried to download Google Chrome for Linux (on the official website it ...
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Used wubi to install - error 0xc00000e9 Will not boot to ubuntu [duplicate]
What the screen says:
\ubunto\winboot\wubildr.mbr
Status: 0xc00000e9
Info: An unexpected I/O error has occurred
I have looked in forums, and the only advise I can find is to move ...
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Can't install Ubuntu on Windows 8 [duplicate]
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So I'm trying to install Ubuntu... but it won't install.
Currently I'm using Windows 8 and I have 2 HDD.
On 1 HDD I've installed Windows 8 and using it, primary partition, but the other HDD is ...
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Flashing white green and purple screen when starting up [duplicate]
I'm really new to Ubuntu and Linux in general. I installed Ubuntu a few days ago using Wubi, the installation went fine but when I started Ubuntu for the first time all I got was a screen which ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Keeps rebooting randomly
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 using the 'Installing Ubuntu with the Windows installer' (wubi) feature on the www.ubuntu.com to install it on my computer. My computer is a ASUS with 6 ggs for ram and ...
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Problems when installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I recently wanted to try out Ubuntu so I decided to get the Windows installer for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. After it finished installing, it asked me to restart my computer. After it restarted it booted up ...
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Unstalling windows which installed ubuntu through wubi [duplicate]
I had a windows7 installation on C:
I installed ubuntu through wubi on D:
Now I want to uninstall windows on C: and re-install it on C: only. Will it be okay to do it? Will my Ubuntu installation ...
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Does Wubi format my C drive if I select C drive in 'installation drive'
I'm really excited to actually install Ubuntu on my computer but I would like a way that doesn't take up too much disk space and neither lets me have risks of mistakenly formatting / partitioning the ...
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Wubi installer hangs on expanding
I downloaded wubi installer for 12.04 LTS (64-bit) after deciding to re install Ubuntu, but every time I try it freezes on expanding. i have also tried using a bootable USB but after I choose install ...
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Install 13.04 as base OS without ANY windows. Install on RAW disk [duplicate]
To whom it may concern,
I am having an issue finding a live install iso for Ubuntu that I can boot my daughters laptop with to install Ubuntu again. Her last installation of Ubuntu 12.04 (upgraded ...
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Help installing Ubuntu 12.04.2 DVD in Windows 8 [duplicate]
I downloaded the 12.04.2 Desktop amd64 ISO from the main website. Then I burned it onto a DVD, but when I restart, the computer won't recognize the DVD when it boots.
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Have I downloaded the ...
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mount:can't read proc/mounts
I've installed Ubuntu, but when it is loading it gives following error:
mount:can't read proc/mounts. Can't fount such file or directory
However, OS continues loading but when I try to enter system ...
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i was installed ubuntu 13.04 on windows 7 , and ubuntu username password not working [duplicate]
i was installed ubuntu 13.04 on windows 7 using wubi.exe . after installation i was restared my pc. then login on ubuntu but it's the username and password not correct while login. but the ...
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WUBI hangs while “Almost finished copying files”
WUBI hangs while "Almost finished copying files" on both 12.04 and 12.10.
I'm using Dell Latitude E5410 with i3Core processor and 8MB of Ram. Operating system is Win7Pro.
THANX
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QUESTiON: Dual Boot Launch Windows Noramlly Ok? [closed]
Ok I am new to Ubuntu and have a question. I have a Ubuntu live CD and copied all the files from it except for Wubi on to my 500 GB external har dive. I changed my boot option for #1 as being ...
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Wubi is downloading file but I have full ISO [duplicate]
I have "ubuntu-12.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso" and my PC has Windows 8 installed. In my previous windows i.e "Windows 7" I used Wubi to install ubuntu 12.04.2 and installed and work correctly. Now I try to ...
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I need to increase swap space [duplicate]
I used the Windows installer to install Ubuntu. It did not ask me the size of swap. I am currently using Ubuntu and have only about 200 MB and my system crashes when I open too many applications.
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i am trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 amd-64 desktop on my pc with dual boot.., [duplicate]
i am trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 amd-64 desktop on my pc with dual boot.., I don't know how to make it as bootable that Ubuntu 13.04 Iso., So i am trying to install that one by using wubi ...
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Ubuntu installed via Wubi fails to boot after Windows 7 is run
Original posting started Sep 21:
I am trying to use the Wubi installation process to create a Ubuntu 12.04 / Windows 7 dual boot setup on my Windows 7 machine (Dell Inspiron 17R). The installation ...
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Making Ubuntu my only OS using WUBI
I have never used Ubuntu before. I am currently running Windows 8 and have installed Ubuntu 12.10 using the wubi install kit.
My comp. will not recognize a DVD drive for now.
I want to destroy ...
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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 be able to start Windows 7 from Ubuntu, and not from grub? [duplicate]
While I was in Windows 7, I once changed my System Settings to have Ubuntu starting automatically, and since then I don't know how to run Windows again (what a stupid thing I did). Since I can't run ...
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How to fix “could not retrieve the required disk image files” error?
I can´t install Ubuntu with Wubi on my Windows 7 laptop, there is a pop up with the message
could not retrieve the required disk image files
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How to install Kubuntu on Windows 8 for a [duplicate]
I've read Web-E answers to a dual boot for Windows 8 and Kubuntu. My problem arises in that the Wubi application causes an error message to come up. I do have the option to start Kubuntu or Windows 8 ...
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asus eeepc 1015CX ubuntu 32 bits or 64bits? [duplicate]
i created a bootable thumbdrive that i can use to run on my other laptop, the toshiba qosmio..
however, when i tried to do a run from thumbdrive, it doesnt work.
when i tried installing it
i get ...
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How to remove entry of ubuntu 12.04 from Windows bootloader while used (wubi installation)?
A few months I decided to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my PC alongside with my Windows 7 partition. In order to do that and avoid any mistake, I followed the steps of this tutorial.
Everything was going ...
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How can I edit my 'Boot Index' to remove Windows? [duplicate]
I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 from Wubi, because the CD seems to fail in both Live and Install method (Infinite loading).
So in order to remove Windows, I had an idea: I modify my Boot Index list ...
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How do I uninstall Ubuntu Wubi?
I want to uninstall Ubuntu because i just don't like it... I have windows 7 and no boot disk or anything special to uninstall, when i installed Ubuntu it said easy to uninstall and i would love to ...
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Ubuntu Installation Hangs when using Wubi [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 12.04.1LTS using Wubi Installer. It worked absolutely fine and I used it for a while and installed some updates too.
For some reason I had to uninstall Ubuntu. I uninstalled Ubuntu ...
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Uninstall Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
I want to uninstall my Ubuntu 12.04 (installed using Wubi). My Ubuntu is on one of partitions that I don't want to delete my partition.i using win 7.
And I don't use grub
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12.10 installed by wubi , now upgrading to 13.04 [duplicate]
So ,
I am confused about the wubi not being included in 13.10. This is a problem for fresh installations, right? I have a 12:10 installed on my windows using wubi. I can safely upgrade to 13:04 at ...
