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Title: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: gotrootdude on April 01, 2007, 05:03:02 am

 Just wanted other's to know, Ubuntu can be installed on a windows box without repartitioning, and allowing easy removal without risk to windows, it works just as good. :)

  If there ever gets to be a easy setup iso, then maybe wubi can install it on existing MCE machines for people wishing to quickly try it out without risk, and without much hassles!

Wubi: http://www.cutlersoftware.com/ubuntusetup/wubi/en-US/index.html

 (This has problems if you have multiple partitions)  Check the wubi site for support.

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: webpaul1 on April 03, 2007, 06:35:46 am

would anybody from the wubi team be interested in helping out?

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: wierdbeard65 on April 03, 2007, 11:33:07 am

I tried this out, but couldn't get it to boot Linux. There is an error saying it can't find /wubi/linux (it is there!)

I've searched the Wubi site, but to no avail. My only thought is that my machine has NTFS installed. Could that be the cause?

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: sandos on April 03, 2007, 06:01:50 pm

I am having the exact same problem! Also on NTFS but who isn't these days? It should state it doesn't work with NTFS

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: wierdbeard65 on April 03, 2007, 10:42:23 pm

Boy is it a relief to know it isn't just me!

Thanks,

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: gotrootdude on April 04, 2007, 11:34:51 pm

Use this version: http://www.cutlersoftware.com/ubuntusetup/latest.html

Put this iso in the same directory of wubi: http://osmirrors.cerias.purdue.edu/pub/ubuntu-releases/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-beta-alternate-i386.iso

Works for me. :)

Wubi is still a bit rough on the edges....

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: sandos on April 05, 2007, 09:49:35 am

Thats the version I did use. I had to move the files to my d:\ partition for some odd reason. Now the linux-based part of the install fails instead.

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: wierdbeard65 on April 07, 2007, 10:59:34 pm

Yep,

ubuntu-7.04-beta-alternate-i386.iso is what got downloaded by wubi-7.04-beta-v2. Doesn't seem to like NTFS!  :(

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: sandos on April 08, 2007, 10:42:44 pm

I have gotten wubi to work fairly nicely, but I always have to move the installed directory to d:\ for some reason.

Also, wubi is strictly for fesity fawn and not edgy so no LMCE until someone ports it over. :(

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: wierdbeard65 on April 09, 2007, 12:35:58 am

Is D:\ FAT32 or NTFS?

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: sandos on April 09, 2007, 02:18:15 am

Both NTFS, so NTFS is fine. Fragemented drive can be bad though, and try just moving the directory to another partition. Works for me ;)

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: wierdbeard65 on April 09, 2007, 11:20:32 am

Humm, well I don't have a 2nd partition - unless I use a USB stick, but I could try a defrag.

Title: Re: Using Wubi Windows Installer for Ubuntu.
Post by: wierdbeard65 on April 10, 2007, 10:25:35 pm

Ok,

I did a defrag and all the Wubi files couldn't be dealt with. So I deleted EVERYTHING to do with Wubi and defragged again. Reinstalled Wubi and Bingo! It works!

So, it would seem that a defrag before installation is a REALLY good idea!

I hope that helps somebody!