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DualBoot Ubuntu without a disk - Unrated - 05-27-2010
Just download this file!
http://wubi-installer.org/
Open it and select what distro you want to install.
Select how much space you want to make in your harddrive.
Now just follow the on screen instructions.
RE: DualBoot Linux without a disk - Elektrisk - 05-27-2010
It's still best to install the actual OS via disc. See here ->
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubi_%28Ubuntu_installer%29#Limitations
RE: DualBoot Linux without a disk - Unrated - 05-27-2010
It's better for me because my disk drive was corrupt soo..
RE: DualBoot Linux without a disk - alfonzo1955 - 05-28-2010
This is only for Ubuntu though. I like using CentOS so I can't use it.
RE: DualBoot Linux without a disk - Unrated - 05-28-2010
(05-28-2010, 03:17 PM)alfonzo1955 Wrote: This is only for Ubuntu though. I like using CentOS so I can't use it.
Ohh that's true. Sorry bout that bro.
RE: DualBoot Linux without a disk - Elektrisk - 05-28-2010
Yeah. I would suggest editing your thread title to 'Dualboot Ubuntu without a disk' =(
RE: DualBoot Ubuntu without a disk - Unrated - 05-28-2010
Done. Thanks for reminding me also. Sorry for dissapointment
RE: DualBoot Ubuntu without a disk - Natha - 05-31-2010
Hello
Yup, i've used this before it's great, or though theres a little bug with the mouse freezing occasionally, which i couldn't find out how to fix, my friend John got this aswell, so it wasn't my computer, but yeah i'd recommend this apart from the little mouse bug that happens occasionally, so apart from that it's really good. and it's safe.
Hope i helped
Thanks,
Natha,
RE: DualBoot Ubuntu without a disk - Psycho - 06-02-2010
If you don't have to use Wubi, don't use it. If you can't burn the image to a disc, just dd it on your USB drive or something.
RE: DualBoot Ubuntu without a disk - Kotto*N[ix]mouth - 08-25-2011
(06-02-2010, 01:29 PM)Psycho Wrote: If you don't have to use Wubi, don't use it. If you can't burn the image to a disc, just dd it on your USB drive or something.
I agree with Psycho. I hate using Wubi when I install Ubuntu for anyone, just look at what Elektrisk posted:
Compared with a regular installation, a Wubi installation faces some limitations. Hibernation is not supported and the filesystem is more vulnerable to hard reboots. Also, if the Windows drive is unmounted uncleanly (Windows crash, power failure, etc), Ubuntu will not be able to mount the Windows drive and boot until Windows has successfully booted and shut down. If the Windows system cannot be booted after the crash, the user also cannot boot Ubuntu.
Performance related to hard-disk access is also slightly slower, more so if the disk image file is fragmented, on a Wubi install compared to a normal one.