If you want to replace Windows 7 with Ubuntu, you will need to: Format your C: drive (with the Linux Ext4 filesystem) as part of the Ubuntu setup. This will delete all your data on that particular hard disk or partition, so you must have a data backup in place first. Install Ubuntu on the newly formatted partition.

Can I replace Windows 7 with Linux?

Linux is an open-source operating system that’s completely free to use. … Replacing your Windows 7 with Linux is one of your smartest options yet. Almost any computer running Linux will operate faster and be more secure than the same computer running Windows.

Which is better Ubuntu or Windows 7?

Conventional wisdom is that Windows has the software advantage because it has more polished applications than Linux does. And it does. … Ubuntu Linux comes with a free office suite, OpenOffice. If you want an office suite for Windows 7, you’re going to be paying extra for it.