12

Using the Ubuntu 12.04 Live CD, is possible not to install Grub? In previous versions, there was a checkbox called something like "skip grub installation", now in 12.04 this checkbox isn't there any more.

Tim
  • 33,500
Matteo Pagliazzi
  • 2,803

4 Answers4

16

Run the regular LiveCD and open a terminal. Run either ubiquity -b or ubiquity --no-bootloader.

jokerdino
  • 41,732
StefK
  • 171
2

You can also open a terminal after booting the LiveCD and launch ubiquity with a proper switch, that disables GRUB installation. I forgot what it was called but ubiquity --help will tell you :) That worked for me, when I was trying to setup Ubuntu on my fakeraid PC and GRUB kept going belly-up.

pietrek
  • 157
  • 5
1

Update

It has been many years since the bulk of this answer was the correct answer.

The solution now is to start Ubuntu from a live disc and use the terminal to invoke Ubiquity as follows:

ubiquity --no-bootloader

You can alternatively use the short form like this:

ubiquity -b

Old answer

The following is no longer valid, but I will preserve it as it was originally when the question was asked and it is possible somebody may want to do this with Ubuntu <= 12.04

Installing GRUB is the usually the best way to go, whether or not you're dual-booting, but to install Ubuntu 12.04 without GRUB, download the alternate CD for x86 or AMD64.

Run the install as normal, after the Select and install software step, the installer will run Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk. It will tell you what other operating systems, if any that it's found, and ask if it should install, at this point, choose Go Back, then in the installer menu that appears next, choose Continue without boot loader.

Please be aware that after installation you will have to configure your existing boot loader before you can boot your new installation of Ubuntu.

Jase
  • 731
0

Open terminal and type ubiquity -b all lower letters

This will open the installer and will install ubuntu with out the ubuntu bootloader known as grub,

  • Note : If you don't install Ubuntu's boot loader "Grub" you wont be able to boot Ubuntu, I've tried installing Ubuntu side by side windows, using the above step, then installing EasyBCD, then selecting "Grub 2" as the boot loader for the Ubuntu Part, I rebooted, to find I still could not boot in to Ubuntu with out Ubuntu having "Grub" within it's part, so I do NOT recommend following the above step, unless you know how to get around this, in which case, please post the magic bellow
SignedAdam
  • 71