Originally Posted by
3rdalbum
As Wubi required Windows to be present at all times, it actually hindered people from removing Windows and going all-Ubuntu.
From a support point of view, Wubi was annoying.
1. It often threw up error messages that nobody could help the victim to solve.
2. Newbs would ask "How do I access my Windows partition?" and the helpers here would tell them that if the partition wasn't in the sidebar then they would have to add it to their fstab... and finally on page 3 they'd realise the OP had used Wubi.
3. It was never communicated properly that Wubi was really only to try out Ubuntu before a proper install. Newbs would use Wubi, get everything set up the way they liked it, start installing programs and copying over files, and then bump up against the 16 gig limit and complain that Ubuntu was out of space even though there was a hundred gigs free on the hard disk.
4. "I installed Ubuntu with Wubi and I got it just how I like it, now how do I remove Windows?"
5. "My Windows stopped working and now I can't get into Ubuntu either?"
A nightmare to support, I'm glad Wubi is gone. I would only support its return if it created an actual partitioned dual-boot.