Install Linux From Windows

[deaf_girl]

Someone showed me this article yesterday and was wondering if anyone had tried it. It's to install Ubuntu with Windows in 3 easy steps

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Ubu...-CD-61304.shtml

Edited July 31, 2007 by deaf_girl

[garmanma]

Interesting, I might try that with a unit that only has one hard drive. I've done 3 installations so far and they've all been painless without any problems, other than understanding the different terms used. Which I'm getting better at

Mark

[intocomputing2]

Does that mean that we can uninstall linux from our windows machine anytime we want, and it would be like we never installed it thanks to wubi?

If that's the case sign me in, I'd like a foolproof way to try ubuntu

[deaf_girl]

So, has anyone tried this. I would like to know of any problems before I go and screw up my computer

[hitest]

Someone showed me this article yesterday and was wondering if anyone had tried it. It's to install Ubuntu with Windows in 3 easy steps

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Ubu...-CD-61304.shtml

Interesting:-) Nope , haven't tried that. It might work just fine. Good luck in finding other people who have used this. It looks like it should work okay.

Have fun:-)

[martymas]

hi deaf girl

i took the easy way out and ordered the free

disk from

from shipit

which you will find in hi-tests sticky

the guy is dead right

as a not so bright compt user

that partitioning makes it hard to come to grips with all linux

ok for the experts

but i must say ive been using ubuntu and win xp for several days now on the dual boot

on one drive

prior to this i had them on two different drives

but it used to mess with my mbr

the guy who wrote the article you posted in is dead right

that partitioning

is a problem for most users

and it wasnt until after

4-5 goes i got it right

and as a result i was hating linux

but ive got it sussed now

and ime enjoying ubutnu

and xp together

good luck and keep us posted

on the instalation

progress

marty

[iccaros]

I see the downside of this..

Since it installs as a file not a partition, Which sorry to say, used to be Computers 101

if your windows partition fails you loose windows and Linux, also it will be slower than a partition as you are using a file that the OS handles writes and not a partition the Drive handles. your file can become fragmented making it much slower, while a Linux partition using modern File systems do not fragment as much as NTFS and even if it did the entire partition would not fragment unlike the file.

[martymas]

my iccaros

that is technical

but sound advice

i was going to try it for an experiment

but after reading your post

i think ile stick to what ive got

i found with the windows dual boot

you have to be carefull with the mbr

as twice ive had to reinstall windows and ubuntu

because the screen was showing a grub error

and it wasent until i posted in and some one showed me how to fix it

maybe it was iccaros

but it was a good tip to learn

marty