Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them out has never been easier!
Wubi is a Windows front-end for lupin (http://
* gathers all information required by the installer, and provides an NSIS wizard to edit the settings (most settings are autodetected and genereally there is little to do other than choosing a new password)
* generates a preseed.cfg file to be passed to lupin
* downloads the ISO (supports download resume and multiple mirrors)
* sets up grldr (grub for windows)
* reboots the system so that ubiquity/lupin can take over and do the actual installation
Project information
- Maintainer:
- Ubuntu Installer Team
- Driver:
- Ubuntu Installer Team
- Licence:
- GNU GPL v2
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trunk series is the current focus of development.
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- Version control system:
- Bazaar
- Programming languages:
- Python, C++
All questions Latest questions
All bugs Latest bugs reported
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Bug #1971714: Wubi installer website appears to have been hacked
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Bug #1478239: Wubi downloads wrong iso
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Bug #1385930: 14.10 dual boot Win 7 64-bit - cannot install with Wubi
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Bug #1367071: Wubi not using local iso and not saying why
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Bug #1320476: No "Ubuntu Setup" just get "Ubuntu Menu"
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windows
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Use GRUB2
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Wubi should detect installed applications and suggest alternatives
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More features to Wubi
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Allow wubi installer to import settings from windows in ubuntu
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