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| Thread ID: 96265 | 2009-01-04 10:56:00 | Ubuntu SLOW?!? | ZapperBoy10647 (11988) | Press F1 |
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| 735022 | 2009-01-05 01:32:00 | You can use the Wubi installer if you don't want to repartition your hard drive. That will create an image file on your drive that Ubuntu is then installed to. The only real problem is of performance, if that image file gets fragmented. But as long as you defragment regularly, you'll be fine |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 735023 | 2009-01-05 04:56:00 | Ok fair enuf. it downloaded some updates and all i had to do was install but i didnt want to screw around with my xp @ the same time..... so basicaly install within windows and create its own partition?..... will it do this automaticaly or will i have to get software? if so what software?If you use the option to install as an image file under Windows, then all you do is select how much hard drive space to give Ubuntu (no less than 5 gigs). While Windows is running, insert the Ubuntu CD. If you have auto-run turned on, then run umenu.exe or browse the CD and double click that file. Then choose "Install inside Windows" and follow your nose. This method uses the Wubi installer, a method I strongly recommend you try first. You do not need to partition your drive. Ubuntu is removed by simply uninstalling via Add/Remove programs. Note, this method of installing Linux inside Windows is not given by most other distros, so this is not standard. I mention this because you are new to Linux and may think this is how it is normally done. I think this method is a great idea for Linux newbies (or non-newbies, as I have used it myself under Vista :p). If you decide that Linux is worth more time, then you can dedicate a spare partition or drive to Linux and install the same or a different distro. Have fun! |
Jen (38) | ||
| 735024 | 2009-01-05 19:49:00 | It's worth mentioning for those who are testing Ubuntu (or another Linux with WUBI) for performance, that the WUBI installation, where it stores the Linux filesystem inside a file on the Windows filesystem, does not perform as well as a set of native Linux partitions . Note that Ubuntu (and other Linux distros) support GParted and QParted, to very nice little programs that help you painlessly resize your Windows partition to make space for the Linux install . Also note that, by default, Linux uses at least 2 partitions, not the normal 1 partition that Windows uses . It always creates a "Swap" partition, usually about twice the size of your system RAM . This offers better swap performance (if it's ever required) than a swap file the way that Windows tends to do things . I highly recommend that you install Linux - I first did it in 1994, and haven't used Windows since (although I run a company that supports Windows and Linux) . With the advent of the Ubuntu distribution, Linux is really ready for the mainstream . |
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