How do you install ubuntu, or another linux based os, on windows vista, having vista still intact?
Sunday, July 4th, 2010 at
06:48
Be specific and please don’t include any optical drives needed for operation, such as a cd, floppy, or a usb, to boot, just on the hard drive
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Installing Ubuntu as a dual-boot with Windows without partitioning
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/wubi
You keep Windows as it is, Wubi only adds an extra option to boot into Ubuntu. Wubi does not require you to modify the partitions of your PC, or to use a different bootloader, and does not install special drivers. It works just like any other application.
Wubi keeps most of the files in one folder, and if you do not like it, you can simply uninstall it as any other application.
Boot in to windows insert the Ubuntu 9.10 LiveCD and you will offered the option of installing inside windows which is where the Wubi installer comes in, you will be asked how many gigabytes you wish to allocate to Ubuntu (I recommend 8gb) then you set a password for your installation then click install and thats it.
Once Ubuntu is fully installed upon starting your PC you will be given a choice of which operating system you want to use Windows or Ubuntu
Ubuntu 9.10 Download
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) User Guide
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Karmic
Linux Mint 7 has a similar feature called mint4win and the directions given above for Wubi can be followed (mint4win is not available for Linux Mint
Linux Mint 7 Download
http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=38
Linux Mint 7 Gloria User Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/15884753/Linux-Mint-7-Gloria-User-Guide
LUg.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
On Vista… go to the start menu and right click on computer.. and click manage… and then when that window opens click disk management.. and then right click on your primary hard drive.. and press shrink… so you leave at least 20-30 gb of space for ubuntu… and then when that is completed shut down your computer.. and install from whatever media you have ubuntu on… most likely a cd…. boot up from that.. and go through the install process… and whenever you get to the disk partitioning step… select to use the largest continuous free space… and thats it =) …. ubuntu will automatically do the rest…. and you will be able to choose between them on startup
Download the iso, burn to CD, put into CD/DVD tray, reboot and install on a new partition Ubuntu creates during install.
If vista had disk defrag? -run it first
Put Ubuntu cd in drive- reboot.
Select install………..
install will begin, after a few questions you will get to the partitioner
select install side by side-
partitioner will attempt to split hard drive 50/50-
it will show graph of partitions-it will have a movable button in center of graph-
if you want 50/50- select ok (or forward)
if you want to give vista more room- move button with mouse
select ok or forward…..then let it go.
once complete…remove disc and reboot
you will be given option to start ubuntu or vista
ubuntu will need to update once installed
ubuntu is way cool………give it a chance….you will like it.
I am not a compu-geek….I have been using ubuntu for about 6 mo. Best OS I have ever seen.
You can run Linux under Windows with a virtualization software such as VirtualBox. You won’t be affecting your real PC this way, and you don’t need to repartition the hard drive. You also won’t have to have a real CD drive because the virtual PC can read straight from the iso file (it’s the image of the Linux CD).
Get VirtualBox (free!) from virtualbox.org. Then download the Linux iso file of the distribution you like to try (don’t know which distro is good for you? I suggest you try Linux Mint as the first Linux). Configure the virtual box to boot from the iso and start the virtual machine, then make the installation as if it’s a real PC (don’t worry – the changes that the installer makes, such as partitions and formats, are made only on the virtual hard disk and not on your real Vista). After installation, your virtual machine will run much better if you install the guest additions – but you should ask a separate question on that when you get to that stage.
I hope Vista will be fast enough to run a Linux guest system, you might need a lot of RAM for Vista+Linux.