But you may not have black CD or USB flash drive with you always ready or you don’t want to burn an Ubuntu CD. Today I’m going to show you how to install Ubuntu inside Windows without CD or bootable DVD and dual boot with Windows. To create a Ubuntu USB drive or CD, download the latest Ubuntu disc image from Ubuntu's website. Use Rufus to put Ubuntu on your USB flash drive or burn the downloaded ISO image to a disc. (On Windows 7, you can right-click an ISO file and select Burn disc image to burn the ISO file without installing.

1. Install Ubuntu Windows Without Usb
2. Install Ubuntu Without Boot

Is this feasible, without a great deal of convolution - I have seen some scheme using Parted Magic to create a new partition and installing something called Wubi to that. I haven't the first idea of how Wubi works. If there is a simpler option, I am interested.

The computer I am installing to is an older machine that has Windows XP installed to it. I have removed the DVD drive from this computer, and the motherboard does not support booting from a thumb drive, so I am not sure how to do this. I thought that Debian supported net install, but when I tried it, the install program kept asking for the location of the CD drive.

I am not terribly picky about which distro, but the only distro I have used extensively is Debian, so either Debian or one of it's descendant distros would be my preference.

Install Ubuntu Windows Without Usb

Although a computer needs an operating system to work, it may be cheaper to buy one that does not have an operating system already installed. Other than the potential cost difference, a PC with an empty hard drive gives you the chance to install your own operating system and customize your computer the way you want. If you have a new computer with no operating system installed, or a used one with the hard drive wiped clean, you can install Ubuntu from a live CD. When booting directly from a live Ubuntu CD, you are bypassing the hard drive and using the Ubuntu system on the CD-ROM instead.

Step 1

Download or order a live CD from the Ubuntu website. If you download Ubuntu, use another computer to burn the downloaded .iso file to a CD as an ISO image. Check under the Tools menu of your CD burner and use the command for 'Burn CD image.' You can also order a live CD through the Ubuntu website (see Resources).

Step 2

Insert the Ubuntu live CD into the CD-ROM bay and boot up the computer.

Step 3

Select 'Try' or 'Install' in the first dialog box, depending on whether you wish to test-drive Ubuntu. If you choose the latter, double-click on the 'Install Ubuntu' when you are ready.

Step 4

Choose a language for your installation and Click on 'Forward.'

Install Ubuntu Without Boot

Step 6

Choose a keyboard layout. The standard U.S. English QWERTY keyboard will be USA/USA. Click 'Forward' when done.

Step 7

Choose your partitioning layout. If you are installing Ubuntu on a computer hard drive that has no operating system, select 'Erase and use entire disk.' Press 'Forward' when done.

Step 8

Select 'ext3' for a file system under the Use As dialog. Click in the checkbox by Format, and then choose '/' for the mount point.

Step 9

Type in your real name, then a username--the default is your first name in lowercase. Choose a password and type it into the two boxes provided.

Step 10

Click 'Install' and wait for Ubuntu to install itself. This will take at least a half hour.

Click 'Restart Now.' The computer will reboot into your new Ubuntu installation.

Tips

• The installation process will take some time, particularly on an old system. If you're test-driving Ubuntu, shut down your other programs before installing.
• Ubuntu will run much faster when installed to the hard drive than from the live CD.

Warning

• If you're accustomed to using Windows, there may be a learning curve with using Ubuntu.

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