when I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit in both ways(from CD and internet download) through Wubi it gives me an error (could not retrieve installation files
).
I want your help to pass this problem. If there's no other way but to install it by booting from CD, is there any way to keep my Windows?
Here's the log file:
http://pastebin.com/Pyw1ZrRh
Best Answer
There are a couple of issues in the logfile. First time you ran Wubi it found an
\ubuntu
directory already present.The second time it downloaded the preinstalled disk image
ubuntu-12.10-wubi-amd64.tar.xz
, but the download was incomplete, so extraction failed:After that you had a CD in
G:\
, but this isn't a valid image as it is failing themd5sum
check. I noticed that themd5sum
shows two different invalid md5sums, so I assume you have tried two different CDs (or mounted two different ISOs):The correct
md5sum
for that ISO is:So the solution is to download the ISO again and if Wubi fails, check the log file to see if the
md5sum
is good.A couple of points for installing... if you want to install with Wubi (inside Windows) then you should place the downloaded ISO in the same directory as
wubi.exe
before running Wubi. If you burn it to a CD or mount it as a CD, then it will offer the "CD menu" which doesn't include the "Install inside Windows" option. (Or you can run it off the CD with the--force-wubi
option).Also, for computers purchased with preinstalled Windows 8, Wubi doesn't currently work due to lack of support for GPT disks - I think it's okay in your case as it says you have a 32 bit version of Windows 8).
Finally, you can install Ubuntu by booting from the CD AND keep Windows. The Ubuntu installer (
ubiquity
) will offer to split Windows and create a side-by-side dual boot install (except in certain cases where you have used the max partitions). This is the best solution if you want a permanent Ubuntu install (Wubi is more to try out Ubuntu).