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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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I am trying to boot Ubuntu on my computer. When I boot my computer it boots to a black screen. How can I fix this?
Table of Contents:
If you are trying to install Ubuntu
If you have a dual boot ...
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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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9answers
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What's the difference between Wubi and a regular installation?
Recently I've learned of Wubi, a way to install Ubuntu right from Windows.
Besides installing from Windows, I would like to know key differences between a regular Ubuntu installation and one done ...
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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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What performance differences are there when installing with Wubi?
I know that Wubi is slower in disk IO, but I can't find anything about it online other than vague statements such as "slightly slower disk seeks". Has anyone done any benchmarks to quantify the speed ...
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Can I install 12.04 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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How can I tell if I installed with wubi?
It sounds odd, but I really can not remember how I installed my ubuntu.
What I am sure is, I had Windows 7 installed on the laptop in the very beginning, then I installed ubuntu so that this is a ...
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Recover deleted data with rm -rf?
I accidentally deleted /home with sudo rm -rf.
I tried to restore it with testdisk, but because Ubuntu is from Wubi, it cannot list the filesystem and I don't know another way to do this.
How could ...
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Will long-term use of ubuntu via wubi harm my PC?
I do see a part of my question being discussed already. The specific answer I'm looking for is, will LONG-TERM use of Ubuntu via Wubi harm my PC (i.e cause irrevocable h/w failure or damage my ...
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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 ...
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How to migrate from Wubi to a regular installation? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
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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Wubi Install for Mac OS X
I just installed Ubuntu 10.10 on my Windows 7 box using Wubi and I'm loving it so far. One feature that I love is the fact that because I used Wubi it doesn't seem to create a separate partition. ...
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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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How to View Windows Files on a Wubi install?
I wanted to ask, how can i view all my windows files on Ubuntu. I found out how to get my D drive folders but have yet not figured out how to get my C drive files. Please give me an easy way to find ...
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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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wubildr.mbr missing or corrupt
I'm dual booting W7 and Ubuntu (installed from Wubi). I've had it up and running a few times but today I'm getting a message from Windows Boot Manager when I select Ubuntu that wubildr.mbr is missing ...
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My main username is not in the sudoers file.
I was trying to install some software/edit files with my main username(not root)
But I got this error [X] is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
I tried to edit the /etc/sudoers ...
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Will I be able to use wubi to install Ubuntu releases newer than 12.10?
I want to install 13.04 (or higher) using wubi, is that possible?
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Wubi's root.disk is missing, but you can still log in as a guest - where is the data?
My laptop is running Windows 7 and Ubuntu, which was installed via Wubi.
Ubuntu boots perfectly fine, but I can only log in as a guest. So in order to recover the files, I have to find root.disk so I ...
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Permission denied error when trying to install with wubi
I run into problem when tried to install Ubuntu 11.04 on Windows 7 using wubi installer .
It downloads the image for sometime and ends up with the error that says
Permission denied: for more details ...
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Wubi doesn't start, with a “cannot mount /dev/dm-3” error
I installed Wubi here, but when restart the pc I got the following screen:
And this "command line" "initramfs". How do I preceed from here?
--update
By the way, looks like my HD is raid. Not ...
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Run Wubi Ubuntu on Virtualbox
I have installed and using Ubuntu with Wubi installer inside Windows7 as a dual partition.
Now I want the same OS image to be loaded using the Virtualbox.
Is this possible?
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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 ...
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Windows Boot Manager: Make Ubuntu the default instead of Windows
When I boot my computer, I get the Windows Boot Manager with Vista selected and Ubuntu as the other item in the list.
If I choose Ubuntu, I get the GRUB menu. I have updated GRUB menus before so I ...
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How to change the default system of dual-boot using Wubi?
I have both Windows XP and Ubuntu installed.
I want to set Ubuntu as my default system when boot the machine.
I don't want to press Down+Enter every time.
I am using Wubi.
Original boot.ini:
...
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How do increase the swap size of my Wubi installation?
I have installed Ubuntu using the Wubi installer. So I have the default swap size of only 256MB. I have 1GB of RAM, so many times the system stars crying demanding more swap. I have read the Swap FAQ, ...
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Can you still defrag Vista if you use Wubi?
Would like to defrag Vista seperately,understanding that Ubuntu does not need it. While Ubuntu files are included on the c drive will it cause problems?
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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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1answer
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ubuntu-12.04-wubi-i386.tar.xz for the wubi installer
I ran the wubi installer (from an extracted ubuntu ISO) and it downloads ubuntu-12.04-wubi-i386.tar.xz but it's slow and non-resumable so I cancelled it, found a mirror of the file online and ...
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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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Change boot order for Wubi
I've setup Ubuntu via Wubi recently for a friend and he came back with a complaint: On reboots the Windows partition is always selected by default, figured this was just a need to update Grub but ...
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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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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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Why does Wubi slow down or freeze when there is heavy disk activity?
Im a first-time user to Ubuntu-12.04 with WUBI installation.
I have a Dell vostro 3450 with i5 2410m, 3 gb ram, intel hd3000, amd 6630m hybrid.
Surfing and playing games works flawlessly. However, ...
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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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How to increase the partition size of Ubuntu installed under Windows? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I give Ubuntu 10.10 more space (when installed inside Windows 7 (via wubi))?
I installed Ubuntu 11.04 under Windows (using Wubi) and the default size for the ...
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Is it possible to extend the disk space available to a wubi install? [duplicate]
I installed ubuntu 10.04 using wubi. I now wish to allocate more disk space to my ubuntu install. Is this possible?
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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 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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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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Increase size of root partition after installing Ubuntu in Windows
Every time update manager prompts an update I get a message saying that there is not enough space available, however the partition with Ubuntu installed has over 10 GB of free space available.
I'm ...
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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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What are the benefits of a disk install vs. Wubi? And can I migrate my settings easily?
I chose to do the Wubi install because it was short, simple, and easy to reverse (no messing with partitions required). To be honest, I can handle the lack of a hibernate function.
I haven't really ...
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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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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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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 ...
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Does wubi need seperate 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 ...
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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 installation fail with “Error: 'None Type' object has no attribute 'get_info'”?
I'm trying to install Wubi from Windows, and it fails half-way with this error:
"None Type" object has no attribute 'get_info'
c:\user\hp\Appdata\local\temp\wubi-12.04rev266
How can I complete ...
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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?
