How To Install Linux With Ease Using UNetbootin

We've already talked about <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/whats-this-linux-thing-and-why-should-i-try-it/">Linux and why you should try it</a>, but probably the hardest part of getting used to Linux is getting it in the first place. For Windows users, the simplest way is to use <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/virtualization-free-in-windows-linux-installation/">Wubi</a>. But there are some drawbacks to installing with Wubi. For one thing, you can't suspend or hibernate to save power, which you could do if you had the regular install (i.e. burned and booted from the CD). Also, because Wubi doesn't get its own partition, it actually uses the Windows boot loader to boot from a disk image of a Linux partition on your Windows drive; this results in slightly reduced disk speed and a dependence on the Windows boot loader (you can't ditch Windows entirely and run Ubuntu as your main <acronym title="Operating System">OS</acronym>). So, Wubi may be good for people who want to

July 30, 2008 · 1 min · 111 words · Maria Holmes

But there are some drawbacks to installing with Wubi.

burned and booted from the CD).

So, the other option is to useUNetbootin.

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It then makes your flash drive bootable, and makes it behave just like a regular Ubuntu CD.

Download UNetbootinhere, insert your flash drive, and spin up the program you downloaded.

Then hit OK and let the program work its magic.

Once it’s done, head to the next step.

Now, this will only work if your machine can boot from an USB (most can).

It will open up just like theLive CDwould.

UnetBootin

A screenshot of UNetbootin

Then choose whatever language you want and start the installation.

Install Linux With Ease Using UNetbootin

A screenshot of UNetbootin