Multiple Ubuntu distributions.

**DarknessEnemy** · January 23rd, 2009

HI everybody, I hope that you are ok!
I came to ask something.

Can I install more than 1 ubuntu distro?

Or Can I install one ubuntu distro and other "properly"?

I hope that you can answer me ^^

**azmo35** · January 23rd, 2009

Hi,if you ask if is possible dual boot 2 distros the answer is yes,but you ask on wubi so if you wanted ubuntu/kubuntu/xubuntu you have to use synaptic to install the requered software and choose at login the session ubuntu/kubuntu/xubuntu,but this have limitations for each kde/xfe you need space on wubi,for kde i know you need 500+mb of space,if wubi is tight use lvpm,i hope this help.

**DarknessEnemy** · January 23rd, 2009

Thanks (and yes, I was talking about wubi), but that means that I cannot install 64 and 32 distros at the same time with wubi?

**brandon88tube** · January 23rd, 2009

Not sure if I understand you entirely here, but if you are looking to install multiple versions of Ubuntu using Wubi then this it what you want to do.

This is if you already have one version installed using Wubi.
1. Rename the ubuntu folder to ubuntu32 or ubuntu64 depending on the version that is already installed. You can also name it however you like as long as you know what is what.

2. Then open the newly renamed folder, I'll be using ubuntu64 as the example. Go to the winboot folder and open up menu.lst with a text editor. Change the lines listed into this. Note: The name ubuntu64 will change to whatever you named your folder to.

Code:

title find /ubuntu64/disks/boot/grub/menu.lst
	find --set-root --ignore-floppies /ubuntu64/disks/boot/grub/menu.lst
	configfile /ubuntu64/disks/boot/grub/menu.lst

title find /ubuntu64/install/boot/grub/menu.lst
	fallback 2
	find --set-root --ignore-floppies /ubuntu64/install/boot/grub/menu.lst
	configfile /ubuntu64/install/boot/grub/menu.lst

3. Run the wubi.exe again and install the other version of ubuntu.

4. If you wish to install a third one, then follow the steps 1-3 again.

**DarknessEnemy** · January 24th, 2009

Thank you so much... This helped a lot.^^

**brandon88tube** · January 24th, 2009

No problem, just glad that I could help.

**Openrulers** · February 5th, 2009

I do have a similar question. But I want install Fedora 10 with Ubuntu 8.10 with the help of Wubi in Windows XP.
Will the same idea will work
Thank you

**brandon88tube** · February 5th, 2009

Originally Posted by Openrulers

I do have a similar question. But I want install Fedora 10 with Ubuntu 8.10 with the help of Wubi in Windows XP.
Will the same idea will work
Thank you

I don't think you can do it with wubi as it is intended to install Ubuntu only.

**Openrulers** · February 13th, 2009

Thank you.
Any other workaround to run two distributions of Linux in Windows.

I tried to run Fedora 10 with unetbootin on windows XP machine in which Wubi installed Ubuntu 8.10 , I had a screen for triple booting but Unetbootin cannot find Fedora iso it seems
I am still trying for a workaround.
Anybody with any luck with triple booting

**har02052** · March 30th, 2009

I am wondering how to make this work correctly. I want to install Linux mint (which has it's own version of wubi), 8.10, and 9.04. All using wubi so that when I get to that first boot screen from Windows I will have Vista, Mint, 8.10 and 9.04. Is this possible? I see what you are saying previously with modifying the winboot file, but how exactly does that change the options on the boot screen?