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John Horne wrote: > On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 18:29 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > >> Tom Potts wrote: >> >>> Has anyone tried this? >>> I have a machine that wont boot from the CD and I've been unable to make a >>> floppy to boot from. >>> Can I do this from the normall install CD or do I need the alternate? >>> Tom te tom te tom >>> >>> >>> >>> >> I tried it with Ubuntu 7.10, but not with the latest version (it's on my >> Todo list). >> >> > Likewise it's on my todo list. I have a Windows XP laptop at work, and I > would like to see how this installation of Ubuntu performs. I assume the > actual performance of Ubuntu is slower than a genuine dual-booting > system though? Also, how does this 'wubi' work - if I select Ubuntu at > boot time, does Windows have to start up first, and it automatically > then starts Ubuntu for me? (I know I'll see this for myself when I > install it, but that won't be until late next week at the earliest.) > > > > John Performance would probably be a little bit slower as the filesystem is in a big file so it's probably liable to fragmentation like anything on Windows. But... it should be faster than running it in VMWare/VirtualBox etc. To boot Ubuntu you just select it at bootup from the boot menu (Windows own boot menu with entries in boot.ini rather than Grub/Lilo). Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html