Omni (omni)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 10:21:48 UTC

Omni A Big Pony

@abigpony Wubi installs Ubuntu inside of Windows like a software program, and allows you to choose it instead of Windows when booting up your PC. The only thing Wubi requires you to do is choose a username and password, and you can optionally define the amount of diskspace used by Ubuntu (it uses a sane default based on your available diskspace) or choose another desktop environment (though I would recommend to just leave that button on "Ubuntu"). Download page: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer - Instructions: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/install-ubuntu-with-windows (After that you're good to go, no further setup is needed. The only downside to Wubi is that it is more sensitive to forced shutdowns and can't reach the speed of a normal installation due to the way it installs, but that's somewhat technical. It's great for testing, though). Or, well, there is this webpage which gives you a very basic idea of how Ubuntu works: http://www.ubuntu.com/tour/en/