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Ubuntu 8.04, aka Hardy Heron, has a cool Windows installer called Wubi that lets you install the Linux operating system in Windows. In other words, you boot up Windows and install Ubuntu just as you would any other program. When you next reboot, you are given the choice to start Windows or Ubuntu. You have been able to run Linux from a bootable CD for some time and that is great for users wanting to try Linux without wiping their Windows install but Wubi has the benefit of allowing you to run both side by side. To remove Ubuntu, you just boot back into Windows and uninstall it like you would any other program.
Under the bonnet, Wubi modifies the Windows boot.ini file to add a line that points to a virtual hard disk file that contains the Linux installation. Admittedly, performance is better if Ubuntu is installed outside of Windows but this is still a great way of using Linux if you are not sure about removing Windows completely. I have used VMWare a lot to run more than one operating system and whilst this great for testing purposes, its not so good if you want two operating systems for real life uses. I also run Fedora Core as a dual boot system with XP (each OS is installed on a different hard disk) but compared to setting that up, Wubi is as simple as it could ever be.
Get it: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
Category: Computing
Date published: 07/05/2008
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I offer freelance web development and IT support services to small businesses and home users through my web site, webembrace.co.uk.