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can i install ubuntu within windows 2000 pro

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How can i install Ubuntu 8.10 within Windows 2000 pro.My hard disk is 80GB and 5 partitions.

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Best Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Try out wubi which is there in the cd I believe .. Just pop in the cd on windows and installer should start

http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2007/08/howto-install-ubuntu-on-windows.html

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rajusenthi (namasivaya07) said : 		#2

Thanks Bhavani Shankar, that solved my question.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#3

You get much better results with Ubuntu if you install it properly. It only needs a 15Gb partition as it can read all the data on the Windows drives

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

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

If you have already installed Ubuntu then please try part 8 of section 8 in this guide. So that Ubuntu works much better

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide

Thanks, good luck and regards from
Tom :)