How do I install ubuntu on an Acer Aspire 10 which has windows 8.1 at the moment. The drive is unbootable in my bios, and I really need a working operating system.
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You'll need a USB drive (4GB will do nicely) and a program to create a bootable USB stick from an iso (I recommend Rufus).
Download the Ubuntu .iso here
Once downloaded, run Rufus with your USB drive plugged in. Select the USB drive in the Device menu, click on the little disk image button next to the Create a bootable disk using and select the iso you just downloaded. Then click start. It will ask you if you really want to format the drive, which you need to do, so make sure there's no important info on it. Rufus will take about 7 minutes to complete (on my system anyway).
Shut down your Aspire, plug in the USB drive, turn the Aspire back on, and boot off of the USB. Generally you can enter the boot menu by hitting F12 while the computer is starting. Edit: Here's a link to how to enter the boot menu on an Acer
Once the USB loads, click any button, then select the language. You now have several options 
You can either Install right away or Try Ubuntu and then install. Once you decide to install, Ubuntu will give you the instructions you need.
You'll have to partition your Hard drive in order to install Ubuntu, but Ubuntu should tell you how.
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