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Re: Installing Ubuntu From A Windows System With Wubi

 
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Sep 18th, 2007
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Originally Posted by Hawk View Post
Wubi is an Ubuntu installer for Windows that lets you install and uninstall Ubuntu from a Windows desktop. Wubi adds an entry to the Windows boot menu which allows you to run Linux. Ubuntu is installed within a file in the Windows file system (a loopmounted partition), this file is seen by Ubuntu as a real hard disk.
it would be slow and people will probably end up crapping up thier MBR with it

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Originally Posted by joeprogrammer View Post
I think the biggest problem with the project at this point is that the ntfs-3g driver which they use is far from perfect, so the lack of stability and speed will likely discourage anyone serious about Linux from using Wubi. Although I'm sure many Windows users would love the outward simplicity of this program.
NTFS3g can screw up your NTFS filesystem if it is badly fragmented or has errors. the same goes for resizing NTFS partitions for dual boot.

Always scandisk + defrag then reboot before installing Linux

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Wubi is an Ubuntu installer for Windows
The same thing has existed for debian for ages

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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Debia...er-45804.shtml
Is this what you are talking about?
Last edited by jbennet; Sep 18th, 2007 at 3:48 pm.
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