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As described in [[How to Try Ubuntu Linux]] there are a number of ways to run Ubuntu, including a number of options for running Ubuntu alongside a pre-existing Windows installation.
One such option, and the topic of this chapter, is to use the Windows Ubuntu Installer (Wubi) to install the Ubuntu distribution within a folder on a Windows diskfrom where it may subsequently be started using a dual boot configuration.
== What is Wubi? ==
The Windows Ubuntu Installer (Wubi) allows Ubuntu to be installed within a folder of a Windows disk. An option to boot Ubuntu is then added to the Windows boot menu giving the user the ability to boot either into Windows or Ubuntu when the system starts up. In essence, Wubi allows a Windows/Ubuntu dual boot configuration to be set up without the need to reduce the size of a Windows partition and create new Linux partitionsto accommodate the Ubuntu installation.
Note that Wubi downloads the Ubuntu installation packages over the internet during the installation process. The target Windows system must, therefore, have an internet connection (preferably broadband given that the download is approximately 700MB in size).
== Downloading Wubi ==