How can I install Ubuntu without using the Wubi installer?

Question

I have read a Danish book about Ubuntu. It seemed quite "easy" so I have decided that I want to erase windows 7 (actually windows 8 consumer preview) completely and install Ubuntu.

The problem is that I only could find Wubi installers on the webpage. What to do?

Solution 1

This should give you all the information you need

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GraphicalInstall

If you download from a torrent there should be no need to check that the download is good prior to burning.

Torrent download options can be found on the same page as the other Ubuntu download options - http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/

Solution 2

Nothing to worry, just download the latest Ubuntu release from here and write it in a CD/DVD and boot with CD/DVD drive afterwards.

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Solution 3

There is nothing different for ubuntu when it comes to installing an operating system.You follow the exact same procedure as you would do with any other OS,like Windows or Mac.

Of course you can use the wubi installer if you are unfamiliar with the installing procedures,but ubuntu will not be installed in another partition of your hard drive, just "nested" inside your already running windows/mac partition.

The ubuntu help page provides lots of useful information on how to install ubuntu:

First of all,what you have to do is download the .iso file containing ubuntu from the related ubuntu page.Then you can burn the .iso file into a USB drive and boot from there, which you can achieve using the cross-platform tool named Unetbootin.

You may also burn the .iso in a CD, following this Microsoft Windows tutorial.

Last but not least, you can buy a CD with Ubuntu 12.04 pre-installed from the Official Canonical Store.

Good luck!

Comments

[nanofarad]

Refer to askubuntu.com/a/145652/54298 for more details on how to install Ubuntu with the Live CD.

[Eliah Kagan]

possible duplicate of How do I install Ubuntu? or (less likely in this case, as it sounds like your computer shipped with Windows 7) Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed Windows 8 (64-bit) System (UEFI Supported)

[Sebastian Raun Mikkelsen]

thank you for your answers but it gets more complicated! i did all of the things (burnt the cd etc.) but i have windows 8, so it cant startup by cd....