Can I install Ubuntu on a system that does not currently have an operating system? [duplicate]

Can I install Ubuntu on a laptop that has been wiped clean and does not currently have an operating system? I don't have a Windows system disk, only a recovery disk, which is useless.

Solution 1:

Simple answer yes.

Obviously you'll need some way to download the iso image and burn it to CD/DVD or stick it on a memory stick.

Solution 2:

Ubuntu is an Operating System itself. As such, it's actually intended that you install it to a clean device.

You will need the desktop ISO, burn a DVD from it or create a different bootable medium, and you're pretty much good to go. Boot to whatever you created, and follow the instructions.