Need help with maintenance after installing wubi.

[Jjkul1]

Hello.

I have installed intrepid ibex (8.10) on my 150gb harddrive with wubi. I have been running it for a while. I am told it needs to be defragged every now and then as it is ruunning on the dumb NTFS. how do I defrag it? Do I use smart defrag? or JK defrag? where do I run them from? which operating system?


and

How do I backup wubi ubuntu installation? Do i copy the root.disk file and I am done or what.

please explain as fully as you can.:D

[Partyboi2]

Hi, you should be able to backup by coping c:\wubi\disks. To defrag your system you would do it from windows.

[tommcd]

Hello.

I have installed intrepid ibex (8.10) on my 150gb harddrive with wubi. I have been running it for a while.


According to Wubi's developer, Wubi was never meant for long term installation. It is only intended to be used to try out Ubuntu.
http://howsoftwareisbuilt.com/2009/03/12/interview-with-agostino-russo-wubi-ubuntu/

Agostino: Wubi actually wasn’t designed to do long-term installations. The main aim was really to let people try out Ubuntu with confidence. Normally, users that start with Wubi tend to upgrade to a full installation to a dedicated partition at the next release cycle.
If you really want to use Ubuntu for the long term, you should strongly consider installing Ubuntu the real way. Install it to a dedicated partition on your hard drive. You will also learn much as you become a more competent linux user.
Here are 2 great websites for getting started with Ubuntu:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/
http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/