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My laptop is running windows 10, build 9926. I would like to install Ubuntu or Kubuntu over windows 10. I have USB drives formatted and ready with the ISO files of Ubuntu and Kubuntu. (each drive has one ISO). For some reason, my laptop doesn't recognize an available USB to boot the computer from. I don't have a CD to boot from either. I am at a loss, is there a way that I can install Ubuntu without using a CD or a USB?

mikewhatever
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Wyatt Ferguson
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May be your BIOS do not support booting from USB in which case nobody can help you. You will have to use a VD/DVD. Another possible way that uses Unetbootin is described in this post: Install Ubuntu without CD and USB , how? Check it out.

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Ron
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You can't install it with just the ISO file. Use Unetbootin (downloadable tool, not command) to install Ubuntu on the USB, then reboot into said USB. Select the option to install Ubuntu.

At this point, install it normally like you would for a dual boot by allocating some of your disk space to the Ubuntu partition. Pay attention to the amounts; you'll use them later. Then boot into the live USB again and select "Try Ubuntu" to boot into a live session.

Now that you are in the live session, open the application GParted. It is a partition manager. From this partition manager, you will see several partitions. You can tell which they are by the amounts of disk space they take up. Identify the one that has your Windows system on it (usually /dev/sda1), unlock it (if necessary), and delete/format it. It should now be labeled as empty space. Then, unlock your Ubuntu partition and resize it so it fills your whole disk. Then wait for GParted to finish working, relock your partition, and reboot into your regular system.

You should now have only Ubuntu installed, with your whole disk available to it.

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