How to install ubuntu on windows XP/vista using Wubi
How to install ubuntu on windows XP/vista using Wubi
*. Free download the latest
Wubi installer (ubuntu Installer for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 is available now)
*. Run the installer
*. Set up the installation drive, where you want to install ubuntu
*. choose your preferred language for ubuntu install
*. Set up the desired installation size.If you have enough disk space, then you can even set it up higher.However a minimum drive space of 8GB need to be made available.
*. You can even choose to install other ubuntu flavours like kubuntu, Xubuntu and Mythbuntu
*. Specify an username and a password for the new account, and click “install”
*. The installation files will be downloaded and prepared
*. Once the download is complete, you will be asked to reboot
*. After reboot, select ubuntu at the boot screen
The ubuntu installation will continue for 10-15 minutes and the machine will reboot again.Now you can choose an operating system to start on your windows boot manager.Here you can choose ubuntu and start using it.
That is all folks.You ubuntu installation is complete and you can both windows (vista/XP) and ubuntu on the same PC, without any hassles or phusical partitions.In case you want to uninstall ubuntu, go to the control panel and select “Add or Remove Programs“, then select Wubi/Ubuntu and uninstall it. You can also use the uninstaller that you find in the installation folder.
When you choose ubuntu as the OS, you can access all the windows files via the Windows partitions available within the directories /host and /media.Note that this is a real installation of ubuntu, within a file (c:\ubuntu\disks\root.disk) as opposed to being installed within its own partition. This file is seen by Linux as a real hard disk.