honestly the installer in a wubi shell would be handy, but im not sure how resizeing a partition that your actively running on will work On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Ryan Rix wrote: > Or an app that ran from cron once a month saying "hey, you're running wubi, > switch to a dual boot. Click 'Install to HDD' and we'll do this for you, > making sure that Windows is set up in Grub to dual boot." > > On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Stephen wrote: >> >> It is true that there is not a graceful path to full lobix or linux >> dual boot but its a start >> >> For instance a doc on how to back up then restore with a usb hdd I >> think is a good place to start >> >> >> On 5/1/09, Ryan Rix wrote: >> > The problem is that most users will not see the upgrade path when they >> > are >> > ready for it, leaving them at the will of the windwos boot loader utnil >> > it >> > goes kaput and their ubuntu install is at the will of a fussy ntfs >> > filesystem. >> > >> > Imo wubi gives a new user a small paddle boat to get out to the main >> > ship, >> > but no ladder to climb on board once they've paddled out to the main >> > ship. >> > (it's midnight, sorry) >> > >> > Ryan >> > >> > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:11 PM, Mark Jarvis wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Someone who has never known anything but Windoze and who wants to try >> >> (or >> >> has been talked into trying) Linux wants to do so with an absolute >> >> guarantee >> >> that their precious Windoze installation won't be hurt or permanently >> >> affected. If Ubuntu is the trial distro, that means either a live CD or >> >> Wubi. As anyone who has used a live CD for any length of time knows, >> >> it's >> >> a >> >> royal pain. The boot is slow, it runs slowly, if you want to save >> >> anything, >> >> you've got to be careful to save it to a flash drive, and aside from >> >> what >> >> you put on a flash drive, everything is new each time you boot. Wubi >> >> isn't >> >> perfect, but it has the live CD beat all hollow for anything more than >> >> a >> >> short term look-see. Best of all, if you decide to either do a "real" >> >> install or--heaven forbid--dump it, a simple uninstall from the Windoze >> >> control panel gets rid of it. >> >> >> >> Live CD and Wubi are for those dipping a toe into the Linux water, but >> >> neither is a good solution for more-or-less permanent use. So what's >> >> all >> >> the >> >> fuss? >> >> >> >> -mj- >> >> >> >> Ryan Rix wrote: >> >> >> >> Or, you know, a dual bootable setup is deathly easy with the ubuntu >> >> installer and as was pointed out, much safer... >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 10:14 PM, Matthew A Coulliette >> >> > >> > wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi, >> >>> >> >>> I think wubi is a great idea.  It reminds me of the OpenCD project >> >>> that >> >>> had all multi-platform software on it.  The idea was to make it easier >> >>> for windows and apple people to gain linux experience.  After having >> >>> read this thread, I am thinking about installing it on a friend's >> >>> computer.   He has never used linux before, and I think this would be >> >>> a >> >>> great way for him to try it out. >> >>> >> >>> MatthewMPP >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Bishmer Sekaran wrote: >> >>> > If it wasn't for Wubi I'd have to use Winblows at work. >> >>> > --------------------------------------------------- >> >>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >>> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Thanks and best regards, >> >> Ryan Rix >> >> TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog >> >> (623)-239-1103 <-- Grand Central, baby! >> >> >> >> Jasmine Bowden - Class of 2009, Marc Rasmussen - Class of 2008, Erica >> >> Sheffey - Class of 2009, Rest in peace. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >> >> settings:http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Thanks and best regards, >> > Ryan Rix >> > TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog >> > (623)-239-1103 <-- Grand Central, baby! >> > >> > Jasmine Bowden - Class of 2009, Marc Rasmussen - Class of 2008, Erica >> > Sheffey - Class of 2009, Rest in peace. >> > >> >> -- >> Sent from my mobile device >> >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > Thanks and best regards, > Ryan Rix > TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog > (623)-239-1103 <-- Grand Central, baby! > > Jasmine Bowden - Class of 2009, Marc Rasmussen - Class of 2008, Erica > Sheffey - Class of 2009, Rest in peace. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. 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