Wubi Ubuntu installer

[Karl Larsen]

ac wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>   
>>     I was just not aware of the Wubi installer Ubuntu is mailing out to 
>> people. I just learned how it works. It is VERY different! I was helping 
>> a guy who was trying to load Ubuntu but when it said to re-boot he did 
>> and nothing appeared to be going on. But it seems this is NORMAL with 
>> Wubi. Your supposed to wait until 700 MB more is installed on your HD.
>>
>>     The guy I was trying to help was doing it right but not waiting for 
>> the second load. I hope he is now waiting and will get the SECOND 
>> reboot. This is a wide break from the old CD-Rom's we used to use. I 
>> think you need to write a panel that comes up after the first reboot 
>> telling the person to please wait for the second one.
>>
>> Karl
>>     
>
> Wubi is certainly different to the traditional installer process.
> Note that it is not intended to be a replacement for the trad method, 
> but is an additional option, with different benefits and drawbacks.
>   
    It seems to have worked. The fellow has not called back, but he is 
in London which is another time zone from NM.


>  From 8.04 onwards, the live CD includes the wubi facility, which will 
> work when the live CD is inserted into a working windows machine. 
> Part of the windows relationship that wubi uses is the actual windows 
> boot manager - to choose between windows and ubuntu when booting.
>   
    Yes that is the huge difference. Somehow the Wubi installer makes 
that a windows and Ubuntu loader without using Grub.
> If the live CD is used as it used to be, just booting from the live 
> CD, then the live CD runs in ram and the user has the option of still 
> installing with the traditional methods.
>   
    That will be very good. But somewhat confusing as well.

Karl


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