Install Ubuntu on Windows as an Application

[Scott Ehrlich]

Wubi is cool.  I tried it on my wife's XP Home system, and liked what I 
saw.

Now, if a virus/infection takes down Windows, or some web site installs a 
keyboard-capture program, or something else happens, with Ubuntu installed 
in a file, as opposed to a dedicated partition, I can't see how a Windows 
infection would affect the Ubuntu installation, but am wondering if anyone 
else can?

Thanks.

Scott

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007, Jack Daniel wrote:

> Wubi really does work as advertised- with minimal impact in the Windows
> system.  Wubi uses the Windows boot loader and writes itself inside the
> Windows file system.  There isn't even a big performance hit doing whatever
> transmogrification is required to abstract the NTFS files to look like they
> belong under Linux.  The installer gives you the choice of a few Ubuntu
> flavors, including the Studio (multimedia) edition.
>
> It is a lengthy install, though.  It starts with an installation executable,
> then pulls down the relevant distro, then installs and configures.  Hours,
> not minutes.
>
> Jack Daniel
>
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> For those who are scared of burning CD's, partitioning, and changing
> their Operating System -- but would still like to try Linux -- please
> check out Wubi!
>
> http://wubi-installer.org/screenshots.php
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