A note about Wubi

26/09/07 17:58 Filed in: Reader Response
Great article yesterday.  Keep up the good work.  Now, Ubuntu is big, so big that Dell  ships machines with Ubuntu as the only installed OS because many customers were asking for it. 
 
However, the reason for this email is to let you know about a simple yet almost perfect alternative installation method for dual booting Windows (sorry, no OS X) and Ubuntu called Wubi.  Wubi is an Ubuntu installer that is 10MB in size, where you click on the installer and it’ll do almost everything for you (including, unfortunately download the Ubuntu distro).  There is no need for partitioning, fiddling with the master boot record or crossing your fingers and hoping the install goes well (I remember the days of Mandrake and Red Hat).  Most importantly, it’s not Ubuntu running inside Windows as in a VM, it is a dual boot install.  Later on, if you decide Ubuntu isn’t for you, all one has to do is boot into Windows go to Add/Remove programs and it’s gone, hassle free, unlike removal of dual boots in the past.  There is even a video of the install on YouTube, check it  out.
 
I know you are a iMac kinda guy so this would just be news to you, but for anyone else who runs Windows and desires to get their feet wet in Ubuntu this is a great simple way to start.
 
Quinton McMillan
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