Guides How to install Ubuntu on a Windows computer By Nathan Drescher Updated April 2, 2024 System 76 Installing Ubuntu on a Windows computer is no different from dual-booting any operating system.

There are two ways to install Ubuntu on Hyper-V in Windows 11/10 PC – downloading the image by Hyper-V using Quick Create and setting up the virtual machine manually.

If you want to install Ubuntu in VirtualBox on your Windows 11 computer, make sure to enable Hardware Virtualization from BIOS and then follow this guide.

Option 2: Install Ubuntu inside Windows This is the most convenient way to install a configurable version of Ubuntu and keep Windows.

If you need Ubuntu 21.10, there's no need to go off and fire up a virtual machine; you can quite easily install it on Windows 10 or 11. You just have to know where to look.

Sometimes a good GUI can make a server even easier. Jack Wallen shows you how to install the GNOME Desktop Environment on Ubuntu Server, and why this might be a good idea.