One of the great things about ubuntu is the Wubi, you can install Ubuntu without partitioning your machine, people say it’s not as fast as actually installing it, but to tell you what. I’ve not really noticed a difference. OK so it’s a little slower on boot, but once it’s in it seems great.
I’m wondering when the other distros will have something like this. How many people want to try Linux without having the hassle of partitioning or destroying their windows partition?
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It has worked great for me so far. I’m historically a Microsoft guy, and this gave me a very easy way to check out Ubuntu. I really like it so far. The biggest limitation I haven’t been able to figure out is how to get flash to work well. One other question, I have, is since it’s kind of a “virtual” partition, do you know what happens if you fill it up? I initially segmented 15 GB and I’m getting the feeling that isn’t going to be big enough, if I continue to use Ubuntu.
I use Wubi on my work machine. I didn’t want to go through the hassle of repartitioning my work machine, so I used Wubi. I haven’t noticed any performance difference at all.
wubi is fantastic. that is how i run HH at work with all the eye candy (including flash, troy:) and no performance issues. Also, there are articles about extending an existing disk or adding additional disk, but i find it easy to backup my home directory and do a reinstall.
NOW all we need is something comparable for linux. so far no happy joy joy with lubi or unetbootin. lubi is not updated for HH and unetbootin wants a real disk partition.