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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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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Implications of setting "usershare owner only = false" in smb.conf
I'm using Wubi and want to share a directory from the (Win8) host via Samba. When I try to do this using Nautilus I receive the following error:
'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare ...
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Wubi keeps freezing. REISUB doesn't work. Any safe, easily undoable alternatives?
I ran the installation for Wubi from ubuntu.com on my Acer Aspire One 722. It works fine every now and then, but more often than not the OS freezes. Every time it freezes I attempt the REISUB method, ...
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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 can I remove Windows and upgrade Wubi install to a full install without a CD or USB stick?
I have Windows XP with Wubi installed. Now I want to remove Windows XP and upgrade the Wubi install to a full installation. How can I do that without a USB stick or a CD?
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Why does my wireless stop working in Ubuntu if I turn it off in Windows?
I recently installed the latest version of Ubuntu with wubi, everything works fine, I installed the driver for my wireless card, works great, but I found this problem:
On Windows 7, if I turn off the ...
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Sound not working in 16.04
Please help me fix audio not working in Ubuntu GNOME 16.04. Migrated from Wubi.
It worked before migration from wubi though. IDK why it doesnt work anymore.
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“unable to find a medium containing a live file system” while installing using wubi?
I am trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 using wubi from windows 7 and I am getting this error “unable to find a medium containing a live file system”
video of the problem
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md5sum ubuntu-14.04.2-...
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NoneType object has no attribute 'get_info'
Still same problem! Trying to install ubuntu 14.04 into Vista (amd64), landing at NoneType object has no attribute 'get_info'. DL iso three times, md5 ok, and tried once as metalink (force-wubi).
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Problem booting after installing Ubuntu 13.10 alongside Windows 8.1
For the longest time I wanted to switch to Linux, and after some research, Ubuntu seemed the best bet. The last straw was when I bought an Asus X75A-DS51 Notebook, even after the free upgrade from ...
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Installed Ubuntu with Windows 7
I had Windows 7 and installed Ubuntu using the Windows installer. Now when I restart the PC, it directly boots to Ubuntu. What happened to my Windows 7 and how I can make it dual boot?
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Dual Partion windows not working ?
I originally set up Ubuntu "along side" widows(Vista) and realized it was done though wubi after I tried to set up a VB and didn't have enough room. I then repartitioned the HD and did a stand alone ...
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Removing Ubuntu, Please Help
I had the wubi.exe in my 16gb usb drive. When attempting to install it, I mistakenly selected my USB drive as my installation drive. After installing, I formatted my USB drive, meaning the uninstaller ...
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Installing ubuntu 12.04 as windows application
I am currently trying to use Ubuntu without leaving windows. I have downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
I ran wubi to install it as a windows application but it required the installation of an image of ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 won't save display settings after reboot . How do I fix this?
When I mean display settings I mean desktop backgrounds or icons that I removed from the Unity launcher. It just goes back to the default every reboot. The only thing it did save is the theme that I ...
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Attempt to install Ubuntu 12.10 from Windows but get GRUB instead
I have a Ubuntu ISO that I have just downloaded from ubuntu.com and used the Windows Installer (Wubi) to install Ubuntu, but when it boots, instead of Ubuntu I get some GRUB ... something.
I have ...
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samsung NP305V5A power adapter stops working at boot screen, shuts down unexpectedly while running
I am new to Ubuntu. I have installed wubi.exe for 12.04 LTS on my D: drive. Problem is when the login screen comes up at booting, my power adapter dies. If I unplug and plug it again immediately, it ...
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Windows 7 not booting after installing Ubuntu 12.04 from wubi
I tried installing Ubuntu 12.04 using live CD on my laptop (Lenovo Z580) which came with Windows7 pre-installed.
While installing, I created partitions for root (15GB) as sda1 and swap (4GB) as sda2. ...
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What Next? What do I do at the GRUB prompt? WUBI Install
So I installed Ubuntu 12.04 and did the reboot as instructed.
When I select Ubuntu at the boot menu it takes me to a command line prompt
GRUB>
IS that where I am supposed to be? should of it ...
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Trouble with Wubi and dual boot install
Is there a difference between wubi install and doing an install of Ubuntu alongside windows7? I ask because I used wubi, but I'm having trouble with certain things like being unable to change my ...
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Installing Windows 8 alongside with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04
I installed Ubuntu a long time ago from Windows 7 with Wubi. I want to give Windows 8 a try but at the same time I don't want to screw up the setup I have, and I still want to keep Windows 7. So my ...
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Can't install Ubuntu with Windows 7
In spanish:
Hola.
Estoy teniendo problemas para instalar Ubuntu 10.04 de 32 bits en una pc que tiene Windows 7 Ultimate preinstalado de 64 bits.
Puntualmente el problema es que al insertar el cd de ...
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Dual Boot installation error "no root file system is defined" for 12.04 LTS
I am trying to install ubuntu 12.04 using WUBI.exe from within windows 7. All goes well but when it restarts and installation proceeds it gives and error "No root file system defined".
I have tried ...
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Can I install a customized image of ubuntu with wubi?
I have a customized image of ubuntu which I want to install with wubi, there are any procedure to install it without a standard installation or any VM?
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I cannot install 12.04
I have Windows 7 installed on my machine with 297GB HDD.
When I tried to install Ubuntu with WUBI, there's a black screen saying use (hd 0,0) cannot install wubi. After restarting the computer, the ...
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Getting an error while installing 12.04 via WUBI
I am currently running Windows 7 Ultimate with a 2GB RAM and 500GB SATA HDD and a 2.60 GHZ Intel Dual Core processor. I want to use Ubuntu 12.04 alongside Windows 7. Being a complete Linux newbie, I ...
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Will running Ubuntu from a USB flash drive touch my hard drive?
Right now I'm using Wubi to install Xubuntu 12.04 on my 8GB flash drive, and I'd just like to make sure that when I boot from the USB it won't affect my hard drive's bootloader/partitions at all, and ...
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NTFS partition not clearly unmounted PLEASE HELP
When ubuntu boots, I get this error:
The NTFS partition was not cleanly unmounted. This probably indicates that the system was not shut down properly. Please run chkdsk /r from Windows; once ...
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Why does Wubi installer not find my CD and then abort?
When I try to install Ubuntu 11.10 using Wubi I get an error asking to check
C:/users/home/appdata/local/temp/wubi-11.10-rev245.log
I don't know what to do.
I am not using the internet to ...
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How do I remove Ubuntu from windows?
I installed the Ubuntu for Windows version on my vista and it crashed after updating. I tried first to delete it like any other regular app (because that with Ubuntu claims you could), but that didn't ...
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Can not install Ubuntu 11.10 through USB Stick
After I successfully unpacked to a USB drive the ISO-image and ran wubi.exe, I chose the settings there within Windows and I restarted my computer and chose Ubuntu. But this gives me the error:
Try (...
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Accessing Ubuntu Files from a Wubi Installation within Windows
Right now I'm dual booting between windows and ubuntu (using Wubi). How can I grab some files from my Ubuntu root drive within windows?
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mount.ntfs takes 90% of CPU
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Samsung NC10 laptop with 2 GB RAM using WUBI.
When I try to install something or to do something with files, the mount.ntfs takes 90% of CPU. Also I have an issue that ...
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error: system does not fully support snapd: cannot mount squashfs image using "squashfs": exec: "mount": executable file not found in $PATH
Error: Snapd Unable to Mount Squashfs Image with 'mount' Executable Not Found
I encountered an error while using Snap on my Ubuntu system. The error message states that the system does not fully ...
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Wubi/Ubuntu dual boot still appears after windows reinstallation
I have used wubi before so that i could use ubuntu, but recently i reset and reinstalled windows and my ubuntu dual boot is there on start up, when i try to run it it comes up with a bios looking ...
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problem with the install ubuntu 18.04.2
I need some help to Install ubuntu (I had tried to install 18.04.2& 19.04 & 14.04.6) on my laptop (asus model N752VX original windows 10 home from asus ). I have already asked for help from ...
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Addition of Second Hard Drive causes initramfs Shell at Boot
I added another hard drive recently to use as a backup drive. However, after doing that, upon restarting, it says: "ALERT! /host/ubuntu/disks/root.disk does not exist. Dropping to a shell!"
After ...
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Install from USB failed
I made an install USB stick to instructions in another computer and when I tried to use it in the one I wanted Ubuntu, it failed to boot - yes, I changed the boot sequence. I ran the exe that ...
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GRUB does not show on startup
I installed Ubuntu 15.04 alongside Windows 10, but at startup the grub menu does not show. I used Wubi before, and I uninstalled it from the control panel, selecting the Ubuntu application. Is this ...
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MY Ubuntu 12.04 is not booting after using testdisk data recovery?? it gives error loading drmk? please help
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 lts. during upgrading i lost all my data then i tried to recover it using test disk data recovery...but after shutdown when i restart there comes black screen having following ...
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Ubuntu Password help
I installed Ubuntu using wubi it asked me to enter a password for my account . I entered the same password twice . When I booted ubuntu it asked for my username I entered it then it asked for my ...
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my pc displays GRUB and doesn't starts
I just tried to install ubuntu on my PC. I ran Wubi and rebooted computer. My pc has two partitions, one with windows installed and the other with an ubuntu-based linux OS called Linkat, created in my ...
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How to Restore Windows after Ubuntu Installation
I installed Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS on my Desktop PC , which had Windows 8 installed before that.
Windows 8 now shows in the boot menu but when I click on it, it goes to blank screen with a command ...
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Transfering a WuBi installation of Ubuntu to another disk?
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Wubi on C: by mistake and started installing programs and downloading code for a bachelor's thesis on it. C: is too small and causing performance issues and I would ...
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Ubuntu Installation Error : Extraction failed with code 2
I am trying to install Ubuntu on my 32 bit Windows 7 machine. These are the steps I followed:
Create a partition using the disk manager.
Download Wubi.
Run Wubi as administrator.
I get the ...
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Installation help for friend with Dell PC
I need some help about installing Ubuntu onto my friend's Dell Dimension DM061 desktop PC, which is currently running Windows Vista.
It seems to have an Intel dual core CPU and plenty of free space ...
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install Ubuntu 14.04.01 on windows 7 x64 faced nonetype error
Greeting to everyone,
I am new to Linux but urge to install it for my project using virtual machine.
I try to install it using virtual clone drive.
I mount it on virtual clone drive and wubi.exe pop ...
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wubi uninstallation 12.04.3
I installed Ubuntu 12.04.3 from USB stick inside Windows 7 as it asked for three options
to install inside windows
to install as its primary OS
to do something else
I chose to install inside ...
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What is the problem in wubi.exe for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS?
I downloaded Ubuntu 14.04 LTS desktop version for my Windows 7 64-Bit machine as there was no separate link on ubuntu site for only wubi.exe.
The package had wubi.exe.
I executed wubi.exe and on ...
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Wubi Installation program for 14.04 reported a "Permission Denied" error
I downloaded ubuntu-14.04.1-desktop-amd64 and followed instructions to install onto my PC with 4GB RAM and 114 GB free disk space running Wins 7 Professional. After I ran the wubi.exe installation ...