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Many of Windows users are afraid of installing Linux near Windows because they are afraid of loosing their data and currently installed operating system; they are also afraid of creating partitions for Linux. But there is something what can help us - it's Wubi - the unofficial Ubuntu Linux installer created for Microsoft system. With Wubi Linux is being installed as normal Windows program; in addition, installation process is performing from Windows. Wubi is excellent for people who just want to try Linux avoiding messing Windows partitions. If user decide that he don't need Linux anymore, he just have to simply uninstall it, as any other Windows application.

To install Ubuntu Linux with Wubi installer, we must download it first - we can do it from Wubi official site: After entering at site we have to click on big "Download Now" button and after few minutes we have the installer on our computer.

When we have installer on hard disk, it's time to run it. On the left we must choose hard disk on which we want to install Ubuntu Linux (C: or D: - I recommend D:) The next step is to choose ammount of space, which we want to reserve for our new system. I recommend ~5GB. At "Desktop environment" section choose "Ubuntu". Now we have to choose our language, username and password which we want for Linux. Next we have to click on "Install".

Now Wubi will start downloading and installing cd image with Ubuntu Linux; it will take about 1 - 1,5h. After this, we have to restart computer. Ok, it's finished now :)