Is WUBI freely available? I checked the link to download WUBI and the only way to proceed is by giving some amount as donation. I will surely do it, but I don't have a Paypal account and I am in urgent need to install Ubuntu. Can someone help me?
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Why you go for wubi? Windows with UEFI firmware won't support wubi. Install Ubuntu on your HDD and make it dualboot with Windows.– Avinash RajApr 10, 2014 at 14:24
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2Hmm I remember there to be a "skip this" option.– RinzwindApr 10, 2014 at 14:28
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Indeed. Even by toggling all donation sliders to zero the user must always provide PayPal credentials to download the installer.– Luís de SousaApr 10, 2014 at 15:09
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2wubi is free !! for installing visit the site (releases.ubuntu.com/12.04)– user266755Apr 10, 2014 at 15:44
3 Answers
Summary
Wubi is definitely free, although it hasn't yet (as of 2014-04-20) been updated for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
The best place to download Wubi for the old Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is from releases.ubuntu.com/12.04 (wubi.exe direct link).
Detail
A bug was introduced on April 10th when we released changes to the Ubuntu.com download section, which both hid the "skip" link on the Wubi contributions page, forcing you through Paypal, and broke the Wubi thank-you page so even if you did pay the download wouldn't start - pretty catastrophic. This is what led to the confusion.
I've now redirected the Wubi contribute URL directly to the download. Now if you click "Get the installer" on the Windows Installer page, your Wubi download will start immediately, so you never see the contributions page and don't even have the option to pay.
Edit: Now that Ubuntu 14.04 is out, the old Windows Installer URL on ubuntu.com now redirects you to the main desktop download page, as Wubi has not been updated for the new Ubuntu 14.04 yet.
I've answered and closed @JorgeCastro's bug.
There is a skip option if you don't want to donate.
Apparently the skip button is not showing on the Wubi download page, possibly a bug as other download pages have the skip option.
You can download it from the 12.04 page
However, please remember:
- WUBI was dropped after 12.10, so no support will be available.
- WUBI doesn't support UEFI / win 8.
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You are right, because of some bug (issue) the skip option is not being shown. (Initially, I thought that was a rude way of asking for donations, but bugs are the signs that we human make code. :) )– ZeeshanApr 10, 2014 at 14:50
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3Wow, that's a subtle bug! Nice work everyone, I've reported it here: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website-content/+bug/1305971 Apr 10, 2014 at 15:08
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I've just downloaded it from this link:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer
It should work
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This page will probably disappear on Thursday 17th April (next week) Apr 11, 2014 at 12:23
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Well hopefully rather than disappearing it'll actually be redirected somewhere sensible. Apr 11, 2014 at 21:33