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This is my first time trying to install Ubuntu.

The version is 17.10. The machine has Windows 8.1 64-bit. It's a Compaq computer.

I am able to boot Ubuntu and run it off of the USB, but when I try to install it, I go through the steps, up until where, I assume, it is downloading what it needs. Unfortunately, I can not post images, but basically, it says that it is getting time from a time network server, and in the little terminal box, it loops this message:

/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/frontend/gtk_components/nmwidgets.py:17:
Warning: Source ID 64611 was not found when attempting to remove it
Glib.source_remove(self.timeout_id)

Now, it doesn't just loop this message. The terminal seems to collect any information into it that I do on the PC, as well as the info that it is collecting from its installation.

I am using my school's wifi, so I don't know if that might be a problem or not.

I've tried searching online, but that didn't help. What should I try?

Zanna
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Kreight Del
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    Possible duplicate of [How to create a Windows installation USB in Ubuntu?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/47362/how-to-create-a-windows-installation-usb-in-ubuntu) – NIMISHAN Dec 01 '17 at 17:17
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    You can do the install without downloading anything -- try that first. Then deal with any wireless problems from a running Ubuntu system. – ubfan1 Dec 01 '17 at 17:18
  • @NIMSHAN That duplicate is about creating a USB to install Windows, however this question is about installing Ubuntu, not Windows therefore it is not a duplicate of that question and your erroneous comment should be deleted. – karel Dec 02 '17 at 08:31

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Your school's wifi is timing out when trying to download the 1.5 GB Ubuntu 17.10 .iso file. Depending on the speed of your internet connection downloading a file this large can take a long time. You need an internet connection that does not time out, for example at an internet cafe, and then save the Ubuntu .iso file locally to a disk or storage device. Then prepare the Ubuntu installation media like this: What is the proper way of creating installation media from Ubuntu iso?.

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