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I have a PC with a brand new hard drive with no existing operating system. Is it possible to install Ubuntu without installing another OS first?

Peter Burr
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You will need to obtain an installation medium such as a USB stick or livecd. Once you have one of those, you can use it to boot the computer. You don't need an installed OS on the pc to be able to boot.

Thom Wiggers
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Yep, but you will need a CD/DVD or an USB with Ubuntu. Then you start the computer by Cd/USB, then you start the installation. This is possible because Ubuntu can start by Live CDs. Hope that it solved your problem =)

Lephy
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If your BIOS is 100% you should be able to boot from a bootable USB drive with no problem. When you create the bootable USB drive the OS runs from the USB. Create a bootable usb drive using Universal USB Installer http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/ .Then change your BIOS boot order to boot from USB first. After booting into the OS install Ubuntu from the install icon in the Desktop.

William
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