Install Ubuntu on Windows 7 computer

TipsMake.com - You have a new computer with Windows 7 preinstalled on it, and want to create a dual boot system to be able to run Ubuntu Linux. Here we will look at the process of installing Ubuntu on your pre-installed Windows 7 system .

Install Ubuntu

Here we will install a basic dual boot system with Ubuntu 9.10 disk to create GRUB as your boot loader. On Windows 7 systems select boot mode from Ubuntu disk.

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If you have problems with graphics when Ubuntu is not displayed properly, go back to the original screen, type F4 and select Safe graphics mode

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Continue the installation steps by selecting the language, time zone, and keyboard. When you come to the following screen (step 4/6), the easiest method for a beginner is to select the first option - Install them side by side, choose được chọn từ một startup . On the first bar you will see the entire Windows 7 area. Then on the second bar, you can scroll up and down to specify the amount of disk space you want for Ubuntu.

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The blue section shows the size we have for Windows 7, and the brown part is Ubuntu's capacity. In this example we get 10GB for Ubuntu.

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Click Continue to check the dialog box

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In the next step create your name, password, and configure your login options.

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If everything is fine, go back up and click Install . If you need to make some changes you can still go back to change.

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The installer will start displaying a progress bar and display new features in Ubuntu 9.10

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The amount of time to install varies from system to system, and when finished, restart the computer.

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When the machine restarts, you will see the GRUB loader where you can boot into Ubuntu or Windows 7.

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In our experience with this method, when I first boot into Windows 7, run Check Disk, then reboot and you need to select the Windows 7 option again from the bootloader.

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Conclude

This article will help you configure booting between Windows7 and Ubuntu Linux. There are other ways to create a dual boot system between Windows and Linux but if you want a quick method, you can use this method.