new on linux & ubuntu

[Colin Law]

2009/11/5 Fred Roller <froller at tnclimited.com>:
> Haneef Bashir wrote:
>>
>>> Ir you new to Linux and Ubuntu you should download the desktop edition
>>> of ubuntu.
>>>
>>> http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-releases/karmic/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso
>>>
>>> the alternate edition is for older pcs and for more advanced
>>> installation configurations.
>>>
>>>
>> do what Norman says download the desktop edition. this will allow you
>> to try it out first once you burn the iso image to a cd and also you
>> can use wubi to install ubuntu from within windows if you so choose.
>>
>>
> I agree.
>
> Wubi installs in such a way that you can easily uninstall if you decide
> you dislike Ubunutu (which I doubt will happen) and effectively creates
> a dual boot system.
>

I don't know whether my situation was unusual but I installed using
wubi and it worked fine for a few weeks then I had a windows crash and
it seems it damaged the wubi file so that ubuntu would no longer boot.
 I re-installed with a dual boot with Ubuntu on its own partition and
all has been well since.  So from my experience I would not recommend
wubi.

Colin