ok, "here put a cd-r in and we'll burn you a nice automagic installer/data moving thinger." the qubi image is just an ext3 image right? dd, baby :) On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Stephen wrote: > 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. > > 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.