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In my Windows 8, I am trying to install Ubuntu in a new partition I´ve made. I am following a tutorial, and it says that I can get the Windows Installer from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/windows-installer

However, the installer is not there anymore.

Is it possible to install Ubuntu with this installer from Windows 8 or this is not possible anymore?

Thanks.

stack man
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  • see amongst others on askubuntu: http://askubuntu.com/questions/168608/how-to-boot-wubi-installed-ubuntu-within-windows-8 – Rinzwind May 02 '15 at 16:54
  • So it won`t work I am afraid ,right? :-( – stack man May 02 '15 at 16:57
  • No. You can install Ubuntu with Virtualbox or VMWare in Windows or the other way around. Or use a dual boot. – Rinzwind May 02 '15 at 16:58
  • I have a burned DVD with Ubuntu 14.04 and I tried to install it, but it´s not recognizing Windows 8 and I am afraid to lost it if I proceed. I made a partition in dev/sda4 to install it, but I am not sure about this...If I choose dev/sda4, will it break the Windows system on the other partition? – stack man May 02 '15 at 17:00
  • Maybe you want to start using a Virtual Box? That's what I suggest. Later, install Ubuntu, and run Windows as Virtual Box, if needed anymore at all :) – davidbaumann May 02 '15 at 17:02
  • If you decide on dual-boot see http://askubuntu.com/questions/221835/installing-ubuntu-on-a-pre-installed-windows-8-64-bit-system-uefi-supported – Elder Geek May 02 '15 at 17:13

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No, windows 8 is not supported by WUBI. It is normally shipped inside the ubuntu ISO, and if one copies the wubi.exe out of the CD, you can use it for wubi based installation. Read the post from one of the Developers.

Ron
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