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How much disk space should I reserve for installing WUBI on Laptop running Window 7?

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I am pretty new to Ubuntu and want to install it on my Laptop to have a try.
But I don't know how much disk space should I reserve for WUBI[I mean when I install it via window installer, what setting should I use].

I have one hard disk divided into two drives. Window 7 is installed on C:/, so should I install WUBI on D:/ ?

And what would Ubuntu's version be on WUBI? thank you.

My HD has 640GB, they are divided equally, with 201gb free space on C and 85gb on D (i could certainly free much more space here;) ). 15 gb, Then I would run wubi smoothly, right?

Btw, would installing WUBI slow my window 7 down? and how about the time used to start my laptop? thank you.

And, I use D for media storge. But would WUBI-Ubuntu be able to access any folder and file on my drive, even if I install on D? – Andrew 1 min ago edit

one more question, would i be able to change the language setting like English(UK) to English(US), English to Chinese, or etc?

sth just pop up, my window 7 is 64-bit, would there be any problem installing WUBI?

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answered 3 Years ago atelti · Accepted Answer

But I don't know how much disk space should I reserve for WUBI

Whatever you want: the options in Wubi are in a dropdown box so you can choose whatever you want. It really depends on what you are planning to do with Ubuntu. If it is just for testing you can go for the lowest one. If you plan to start to use it for watching video and you want to save as many as you can on the Ubuntu system you might want to go for 30.
(afaik 30 Gb is the biggest size).

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So should I install WUBI on D:/?

Feel free to use either C: or D:. Mind you: if you need to re-install Windows you are going to wipe C: and can re-attach D: without formatting D:. So D: is the better option.
Again: this depends on what you want to use Ubuntu for: if it is temporary C: is just as a good option.

And what would Ubuntu's version be on WUBI?

Ubuntu will pick the NEWEST official release. In this case it will be the 12.04 version.
See the 1st image I posted: the versio will be shown at the top.

Would installing WUBI slow my window 7 down?

No. You use Ubuntu seperate from Windows. You get a choise when booting up your system:

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And how about the time used to start my laptop?

You start either Windows or Ubuntu so this is not an issue.

Some links with more info and lots of images:

ubuntu.com

cheap-computing.com

Short answer:

If you want to play safe choose D: and 30 Gb.