How to install Ubuntu using Wubi from Windows Vista

By richardbaxterseo | Published June 10, 2008

Before you do anything I would strongly recommend you back up your Windows installation just incase. Nothing went wrong when I first installed Ubuntu, but better to be safe than sorry!

Here’s how to do it

1) Go to http://wubi-installer.org/ – the home of Wubi, the Ubuntu installer. Run Wubi!

Wubi installer

If you’ve got the space on your hard drive, go for 30gb or more for the installation size.

2) Now configure your installation using the simple settings options. You can specify the location of the Ubuntu installation on your Windows partition, the size of the Ubuntu installation, the Ubuntu flavour (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc), your preferred language, and a username and password for the Ubuntu system.

When you click install, you’ll see this screen:

As soon as the files have finished downloading, you’ll see this:

Time to reboot Wubi installer

3) That’s it! Click reboot now, and select “Ubuntu” on the startup screen

9 Responses to “How to install Ubuntu using Wubi from Windows Vista”

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  1. Anuj
    Posted June 18, 2008 at 3:47 pm | Permalink

    Wubi sure give an easy way for windows addict to try something new easily.

    Cheers to linux!!!.

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  2. vanajan
    Posted February 13, 2009 at 10:19 pm | Permalink

    I installed everything ubuntu exactly like the picture that posted above but after rebooted my computer i dont see ubuntu it just takes me directly to vista os. Anything i have to or did i make a mistake in my installation?

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  3. hitesh thappa
    Posted May 19, 2009 at 1:23 pm | Permalink

    Hi

    Does this installation need an active internet connection. If yes then what’s the need of a Installation Cd when its downloading ubuntu.

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  4. arg
    Posted September 17, 2009 at 8:07 am | Permalink

    hi! is there any way to increase the size after having installed ubuntu using wubi???

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  5. sudhir meena
    Posted November 22, 2009 at 8:27 am | Permalink

    Ubuntu installer takes lot of time to intall in my LP (OP vista) about 100hrs ,can u please give me suggestion for decrease this time.

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  6. sra
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 6:24 pm | Permalink

    i wud like to install ubuntu using the downloaded iso file ……………..as wubi as client for installation only…..not to download again….if u can please help me out !!!

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  7. obrey
    Posted June 27, 2010 at 8:58 am | Permalink

    u can open the iso file with winrar or 7zip and find wubi.exe inside it.just double-click it and it will install using iso file.another way, u can mount the iso file and do the same thing

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  8. Jack
    Posted August 16, 2010 at 1:02 am | Permalink

    I did all of the described steps on my acer travelmate 2300 laptop,and when I select ubuntu on reboot the screen shows the start up UBUNTU slogan then goes blank and stays that way. IE the install never finishes.

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