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DalaxV

A few months ago, my friend installed EasyPeasy (a Linux OS that uses an older version of Ubuntu) onto my laptop. We did it because it is old and had Windows XP on it. I have used it for a few months and liked it, but I decided I wanted to use the latest Ubuntu. Soon after, I figured that I could not, in fact, use the newest version of Ubuntu, I asked my friend to install Ubuntu, but we kept getting an error. I am using a flashdrive with the .iso for Ubuntu on it. I don't really use Linux often, so, what I am asking is, how do you install Ubuntu on a laptop with EasyPeasy already installed, using a flashdrive?

*Sorry for grammar and/or spelling errors.

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DalaxV

My laptop is one of the old Dell laptops... the tiny ones. It doesn't have a CD drive and I don't have a portable CD drive anywhere... I don't know how installing any Linux things work as my friend plugged in a flashdrive and ran an application and it downloaded.

As for the error:

*THE NINJA is my flashdrive

Archive: /media/THE NINJA/wubi.exe

[/media/THE NINJA/wubi.exe]

End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not

a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the

latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on

the last disk(s) of this archive.

note: /media/THE NINJA/wubi.exe may be a plain executable, not an archive

zipinfo: cannot find zipfile directory in one of /media/THE NINJA/wubi.exe or

      /media/THE NINJA/wubi.exe.zip, and cannot find /media/THE NINJA/wubi.exe.ZIP, period.

EDIT: Made the error easier to read...

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Brotbaum

When do you get that error?

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DalaxV

My friend downloaded a download link from the Ubuntu website and put it on a flashdrive. We extracted the files on the computer, and double clicked wubi.exe (Double clicking .exe's are our first instinct) since that is basically how we installed EasyPeasy. Yet this is the error that comes up.

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Heretic

You can only use Wubi under Windows, not *nix systems like EasyPeasy. You can grab the normal ISOs and do an install that way. See also this

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DalaxV

How does one boot from a flashdrive?

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Brotbaum

There should be an option if you start your computer

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DalaxV

When I start my computer, it shows EasyPeasy, then it shows my log in screen, not even a black screen appears.

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Brotbaum

When you restart your computer there should be a Dell logo or something or do you just wake it up from standby?

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DalaxV

It is Easypeasy, not Windows.

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Brotbaum

It doesn't matter wich OS you use, there should be something when you start your laptop.

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DalaxV

EasyPeasy... I swear that is the only thing it shows.

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Brotbaum

Try to press F12 or del or another F key when your laptop starts. Ther should come a menu where you can choose from wich media do you want to boot

PS: Do you have still Windows on your laptop?

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DalaxV

Easypeasy is what is currently installed

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UnknownUser

Easy Mode

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Brotbaum

Do you need the EasyPeasy installation?

If you don't need it anymore you can reformat you hard drive and then install Ubuntu.

Or if you have enough space left on you hard drive you can install Ubuntu on another partition.

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DalaxV

Reformatting it is probably a good idea. But, will it work if I used a flash drive?

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Brotbaum

Yes

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DalaxV

Okay. I will just have to figure out how to boot it from a flashdrive.

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MaximumBunny

You can also go for an Xubuntu install. Same thing, just a different wrapper and lower system requirements. Edit: oh, easypeasy is more like that Mint. Doesn't really matter imo, I just prefer real operating systems over the mobile/streamlined ones.

You should be able to install from a flash drive and there are also usb cd/dvd drives if you work with older laptops or ultrabooks often.

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