Wubi Reviews

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Wubi - Ubuntu Linux Installed Through Windows!
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Wubi_Ubun...hrough_Windows
http://duggmirror.com/linux_unix/Wub...rough_Windows/

Throughout the linux community I hear lots of complaints about why people do not support something free and easy to use? Well quite simply people hardly access a bios in a computer let alone can partition something correctly. Searching youtube or google video we can find nice step by step programs, but how do we watch the video while installing, you don’t!

I love the attempts of others to spread the word but it is important to think of the end users needs rather than what your preference, passion or wants are. There in lies a solution for people to remain happy, test a new operating system while keeping their old one intact. Wubi which is a Windows Based Ubuntu Installer is a great solution to those not wanting to setup partitions or deal with learning how to partition a hard drive.

Wubi is a revolution in the computing world for those who want to introduce people to Linux and Ubuntu. Linux heads should be thankful that a program is going to help revolutionize how people compute from this day forward. Much like the Live CD did for ease of use Wubi is adding yet one more tool in the battle between proprietary and open source software.

Wubi very new on the scene is making life easier for the volunteer sales force of Ubuntu, daily we try to convert our friends family and co-workers. Read what Wubi Says!

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Mini-Review: Wubi - Painless, partion-free WindowsXP/Ubuntu dual booting
http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/...php?topic=8326

Wubi is an Ubuntu installer that you run from inside Windows. It installs Ubuntu to a virtual disk file without making any changes to your partitions or doing any formats. As such, it should be completely safe to install. Since it is utilizing a virtual disk file on your hard drive, it has the advantage over live cds of retaining changes, installations, etc through rebooting of the system and allowing you to install as much as you want as long as you have the hard drive space to spare. It also boots considerably faster than a live cd, and is almost as fast as a regular installation. Unlike live cds, however, it does take up hard drive space and obviously leaves traces behind.

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Here is a review:

09May2007
Featured Windows Download
Take Ubuntu for a non-invasive test drive with Wubi
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Windows only: Wubi is a Windows-based Ubuntu Linux installer that lets you run the OS on your Windows XP box--no partitions, bootloaders or Live CDs required.

Wubi appears to be an evolved, community-supported version of the Ubuntu Windows installer prototype we looked at a while back. Just run the executable, reboot, and choose Ubuntu from the boot menu that appears. Like a Live CD, Wubi makes no changes to your system but affords full access to your hardware and comes with a robust suite of Linux apps and utilities (the same stuff that comes with Ubuntu).

Wubi is beta, but it worked fine on my XP system and uninstalled without a hitch. Some users will undoubtedly prefer the Live CD approach to Linux test-driving, but this saves you having to burn a CD and affords a more permanent Linux presence--if that's what you want. Wubi is free; it requires Windows XP. —Rick Broida

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The previous review is quoted (well, rather translated)
in one of the most popular Linux blogs of Brasil:

O Lifehacker apresenta o Wubi, um instalador de Linux com uma especialidade incomum: instalar o Ubuntu completo em um arquivo gravado em uma partição Windows pré-existente, e torná-lo bootável pelo gerenciador de boot do próprio Windows - permitindo assim que usuários de Windows curiosos sobre o Linux possam testar o sistema sem reparticionamento e sem ter de abrir mão do desempenho, como fariam no caso dos testes baseados em Live CDs.

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Após instalar o Ubuntu pelo Wubi, a cada vez que o computador for reiniciado o usuário terá opção de dar boot pelo Linux, mesmo sem ter partições dedicadas para isto, e sem usar virtualização. O Wubi, que é um software livre, é integrado à arquitetura do Windows, permitindo até mesmo a operação de uninstall.

Segundo o FAQ do Wubi, o sistema é instalado em um arquivo comum do Windows (mais especificamente, c:\wubi\disks\system.virtual.disk), que é visto pelo próprio Ubuntu como se fosse um HD virtual - permitindo inclusive gravação de arquivos, instalação de pacotes, etc.

Saiba mais (cutlersoftware.com).

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And here is another mini review in Portugues:

Se quer testar o Ubuntu mas não quer apenas rodar de um live cd, pode agora tentar o Wubi.
Ele cria uma instalação do Ubuntu em um arquivo c:\wubi\harddisks\ubuntu.hd que é visto pelo usuário no ambiente linux como uma partição normal.

O melhor é que não gostando ou decidindo partir para uma instalação definitiva, basta remover a instalação pelo desinstalador. Sem precisar ficar criando e gerenciando partições, trabalho que afasta muitas pessoas de uma instalação desta.

And another one, in the most popular website for downloading software in Brasil:
(It seems Wubi is getting well known in Brasil)

Agora é possível instalar o sistema operacional Ubuntu a partir do Windows sem grandes problemas. Para efetuar a instalação só é preciso baixar o programa que dispensa a gravação de imagens ISO ou alterações de opções de boot.

Com essa inovação os usuários poderam efetuar todo processo sem o uso de unidades de CD ou qualquer coisa do gênero, facilitando a migração de usuários que desejam utilizar o padrão Linux.

Roda em Windows XP

Informações sobre compra
Este software é um GPL (formato código-aberto) que, por definição, não perderá suas funcionalidades.

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Maybe you are most interested in reviews of Wubi in English, I don´t now.
But I think any review is important, no matter the language.

So here is a review in Spanish, from Argentina.
http://www.vivalinux.com.ar/distros/...-desde-xp.html

(The text is more or less the translation of the Wubi web site)

Wubi: Instalador de Ubuntu para Windows XP

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Redactado por vivab0rg a las 14:06. Leído 4.288 veces.

Wubi es un instalador no oficial para Ubuntu que permite la instalación de esta distribución GNU/Linux desde Windows XP. Aún en fase Beta, Wubi facilita a los usuarios de Windows XP la migración a Ubuntu, permitiendo la instalación del este sistema operativo desde el interior de Windows, como si de una aplicación más se tratara. La instalación requiere de 3 Gb de espacio en disco y por el momento sólo funciona bajo Windows XP.

Esta versión preliminar de Wubi instala la versión Herd 4 todavía tampoco definitiva del próximo Ubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn".

* Download: Wubi Beta.

They mention that it works only with Herd 4, so they most not checked the Wubi site for a while.
I will contact them when the final stable is on.