[ Ubuntu-BD ] Windows based installer for Ubuntu

[Jamil Ahmed]

On 1/18/07, Russell John <russell at linux.org.bd> wrote:
> Work has begun on a Windows based installer for Ubuntu:
>
> "The aim of this installer is to provide an easier way for a Windows
> user to install Ubuntu without having to know how to burn a CD .iso,
> set the BIOS to boot from CD, repartition the disks, set up a
> multiboot system, etc. It will not replace any of the current Ubuntu
> installation options, and will not require that Windows is installed
> prior to the installation of Ubuntu."
>
> Details at: http://forum.linux.org.bd/viewtopic.php?t=351


A group, instlux [0], is already working on similar type of project
since 2005. Their release supports both Ubuntu and OpenSUSE. But as
usual Ubuntu's own version will be more robust and user friendly -
IMO. :)

[0] http://instlux.sourceforge.net/