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I have windows Vista and XP I downloaded Ubuntu 21.04 and Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS burnt both to dvd but could not find a front end to install on my computer. What do I need to do?

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  • What do you mean by "front end"? – ChanganAuto May 19 '21 at 13:28
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    CD's are no longer large enough, DVD'd are required, however I have not used an optical disk to install Ubuntu in ten years. USB's are quicker, cheaper and more convenient. In windows try Rufus, https://rufus.ie/en_US/ or Etcher, https://www.balena.io/etcher/ – C.S.Cameron May 19 '21 at 13:45
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    You also won't find a GUI frontend in Windows to 'install' Ubuntu - Wubi which used that mechanism is long since dead. You will also need to boot to the install media, because your only way to install is to dual boot - install Ubuntu alongside Windows - and then boot to Windows or Ubuntu depending on which you need. – Thomas Ward May 19 '21 at 14:09
  • See @user535733's answer. You need to ~reboot~ with the DVD in the slot. – Enterprise May 19 '21 at 14:58

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You must shutdown Windows, and then boot from the DVD you created. That's why you created a bootable DVD.

Installing Ubuntu requires that your HDD/SSD partitions are not mounted, so the Ubuntu installer can repartition.

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