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Replacing Windows 10 with Ubuntu 18.04

faryalzuberi on June 08, 2020

This blog covers a step by step guide on how to install Ubuntu on your system using a bootable USB drive. This is one of the easiest ways of replac...
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Rocky Kev

Love it! Would it be possible to do a follow-up with setting up your dev environment? I set mine up a year ago, and remember the first three months was a struggle since I didn't know what like .bashrc was, what sudo meant, etc. Would be super helpful for those moving from win10 as well!

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faryalzuberi

Thank you!! I will definitely try and put together a Linux walk through 😊

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UsmanImam92

The instructions are on point and very simple to follow. Greatt stuff!!! 🤟

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faryalzuberi

Cheers!! 🍻😊

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faryalzuberi • Edited

Certainly! but to ensure my machine’s hardware compatibility I found it a safe bet to verify Ubuntu’s certification for it which is understandably not available for LTS 20.04 as yet certification.ubuntu.com/desktop

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David Wickes

And viola, your system is up and running with Ubuntu!

I think you mean 'voilà'... 🎻

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faryalzuberi

Haha indeed I did, thank you! 😊

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Galdin Raphael • Edited

I don't intend to do this because WSL and remote servers serve me enough. But for the sake of those considering to, may I ask:

What happens to the OEM Windows 10 installation. Is it lost? Is the license lost too?

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Aniket

License is tied to your hardware. If you completely remove and reinstall windows 10, it will get activated automatically without entering any key

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Galdin Raphael

That's great. I dint know this. Thanks!

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I have tried Ubuntu other times, and the truth is that I have done very well. What happens is that now Windows 10 is much better than before and it is also free. Here is how you can download it: instalarapp.com/windows-10/

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Gary Bell

I'd suggest that anyone wanting to start playing around with Ubuntu (or any other Linux distribution) who is used to working with Windows, should do so in a virtual machine first.

For those who are going to go the whole hog, make sure files are backed up first. And make sure you have the Windows recovery media available in case it doesn't work out for you.

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Yup

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Bobby Iliev

Awesome! Great tutorial!

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faryalzuberi

Thank you!! 😊

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sharase12 • Edited

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manish srivastava

Nice Ms Zuberi.
Here is another two way. Give it a try:
1) Persistent USB . Google it .
2) Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server. Now use tasksel to try different flavors.

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This Dot Media

You explained this so clearly! Great work 😊

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faryalzuberi

Thank you so much ☺️

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Absolutely! It's great to hear that you found the initial setup challenging but eventually got through it. Setting up a development environment can indeed be daunting, especially for those transitioning from Windows 10 or new to Unix-like systems. A follow-up guide focusing on setting up a development environment with explanations of common Unix concepts like .bashrc and sudo would be incredibly helpful for beginners. It could make the process less intimidating and provide valuable insights into navigating the Unix environment for newcomers.estrenosdoramas .I am impressed by this website you can also try

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James

Your blog post about replacing Windows 10 with Ubuntu 18.04 is incredibly informative and well-written. As someone interested in exploring Linux, I appreciate the detailed, step-by-step guide you've provided. It's especially helpful how you've broken down the process into manageable sections, making the task of installing Ubuntu seem less daunting. Your insights into choosing the right Ubuntu version and creating a bootable USB drive are particularly valuable. Thank you for sharing your expertise and experience; this post is a great resource for anyone looking to make the switch to Ubuntu.

Thanks
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Keniva manan

Replacing windows 10 with ubuntu 18.04 is a great idea which i came across for the first time so thanks for sharing such an idea. I want to gain a very good knowledge of Windows so I encourage you to give more new giveaways

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Vikram Chaudhary

What motivated you to move from Windows to Ubuntu. How you are panning to use Ubuntu?

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faryalzuberi

I have been using Ubuntu for quite some time actually, I recently acquired a new machine that was running Windows 10 and thought of having a go at installing it myself!

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snehith kotian

Great article! I've been wanting to try out Ubuntu on my laptop, and your step-by-step guide makes it seem so straightforward. I appreciate the emphasis on using an LTS version for long-term support. It's good to know that I can explore Ubuntu using the Live USB before committing to the installation. Thanks for sharing this tutorial, I'll definitely give it a go and see how Ubuntu performs on my system. Excited to experience the power of Linux...... anyways love from Coin master free spins

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Lobot Hijau

Why did you use 18.04 when 20.04 also LTS version?

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Tu Minh Hien

The postfix.04 present for the LTS version. 20.04 is newer than 18.04 so I think that some libraries will NOT support or work on 20 versions.

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peakyboy

I really appreciate the work you've done but I'm very curious to know that how can I still save my files without formatting the data in storage.

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Joe

If you have a separate data drive/partition formatted by Windows as NTFS ..., you can keep it and setup read/write access to it from Linux later. Just tell the installer not to use that partition as part of the manual disk drive configuration dialog. However, Linux itself has its own file systems and needs to be installed on at least one partition reformatted to use one of them (usually ext4, but there are other choices) and that reformatting will erase all preexisting data on that partition.

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Harish kumar

Great tutorial. You should also try WSL2 which is far better than running Ubuntu from USB.

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Mark Landeryou

Could this process work for installing onto a raspberry pi?

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simptechx

this method is very simple and great.
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Rhys

License is tied to your hardware. If you completely remove and reinstall windows 10, it will get activated automatically without entering any key

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jon alu

Hasta donde yo sé, esta es la más fácil y clara Sustitución de Windows 10 con Ubuntu 18.04 guía como esta
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Mohammed Husain

Will this work for older Ubuntu distributions like 14.04

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sweny ly

Replacing Windows 10 with Ubuntu 18.04? Thought it was difficult but with your instructions it's really easy fleeing the complex.

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asamant2

I tried the same way....but didn't work, the installation was taking huge time like more than 1 hour but still not getting installed properly, so I installed 18.04 instead

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Prozentrechner

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henny12 • Edited

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