Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Ubuntu 8.04’s “Install inside Windows” option
It’s been one of those things were I kept hearing “Ubuntu” and something about making it easy for “Windows” users but I never really thought it would be much more than some basic migration tool no one would ever use. However, I just read this article and now I get it. Ubuntu has made dual boot without disturbing your NTFS partition in Windows absolutely foolproof. I’m amazed at the simplicity. Now Ubuntu has a huge advantage over Apple… think Apple.. I know Mark doesn’t think the business model works, but being then “open” Apple is the way to go. Sleek desktop deals, Ubuntu-compliant peripherals, Adobe supported apps, Lotus Notes for enterprise users, Zimbra for SMBs…
Sorry about that, I went off course. Take a look at this article which includes the play-by-play screenshots for running Ubuntu “inside” Windows. (and it works with Vista)
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1570&tag=nl.e622
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January 1st, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Grover said:
You’re talking about two different things here. Ubuntu can be installed as an app under Windows for a quick looksee or it can be installed as an OS in its own right. The former doesn’t require “dual boot”. The latter does if you want to retain both OSs and setting up dual booting is hardly “fool proof”. Actually, nearly 2 years after your post it’s still a nightmare. The install routine is badly written and the dual booter, GRUB is a piece of twaddle.