How to Dual Boot Windows 7/8 and Ubuntu

Most of the users only use Windows or Mac OS or a Linux based operating system . If a user wants to use both Windows and Linux OS in their PC or Laptop . Then this tutorial helps you a lot Ubuntu is a Linux based operating system with good interface and suggested for beginners . In this tutorial I will be discussing about how to dual boot both Windows and Ubuntu in your computer.

Steps to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu:

Follow the below steps to dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu .Ubuntu provides a Wubi which is a windows installer for Ubuntu desktop . 

• First visit Ubuntu website to download wubi here. 
• Click on Get the installer as shown below.

• Now it shows you to pay $2 for each column as shown below .

• Change this to $ 0 by just sliding the bar to left and finally it appears as shown below . Now click Download and file will be downloaded fast as its size is 2.4 MB.

• After downloading the file , double click on wubi.exe and a pop-up arises asking for permission click Yes.
• Next a Ubuntu installer appears and   now select the drive to install it , select installation size by default it gives 18GB , select environment as Ubuntu and finally set your username and password to login as in windows . If you feel any difficult then it appears as shown below . 

• Then click Install and it takes about 15-20 min to install the Ubuntu OS into your Computer .
• Once it gets installed Select on Reboot now and click finish (Now it gets restarted ).
• After restarting the PC or Laptop you will find screen like this.

• Select Ubuntu by using down or up arrow in your keyboard and click Enter .
• Then the following screen appears , select Ubuntu ,Linux -generic 1st option from the 3 options using arrows from your keyboard.

• Again it installs the main components required and packages. This might take a few minutes .
• Next you will notice a Login screen asking user name and password , Type the username and password which you have selected above .

• Then click login and you will get a good interfaced Ubuntu Desktop.