Comments on: HowTo: Easiest Way to Install/Dual Boot Ubuntu on Windows

By: Megan Abott

Megan Abott — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:43:17 +0000

Thanks been struggling for a while with this, now am up and running, great detail in the post thansk for the help x

By: Jaypee

Jaypee — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:45:24 +0000

@jan - So you're a gamer too huh? I haven't played DOTA and those type of games are not my type. I like FPS games like CounterStrike but I also play Red Alert and StarCraft once in a while. :D

Maybe the NBI should conduct those raids regularly so that people would stick to Ubuntu. Hehe

I think I've also come across that article a long time ago, but I'm not sure if that's true.

By: jan

jan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:43:22 +0000

Good to know - I get to play DOTA on Windows and use other applications on Ubuntu.When the NBI conducted inspections in our province, you know the drive against piracy and IPR, we migrated to Ubuntu. Tried its office apps and I can guarantee it's surprisingly just as good as MS Office. Of course, when the drive slacked off it's back to Windows for the townsfolk.Does open source software make your hardware lasts longer? I can't remember where I got this, but I recall reading it somewhere.jans last blog post..Little Known Way to Overcome the Fear of Blogging

By: Jaypee

Jaypee — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:40:25 +0000

@elmot - No, it won't replace Windows. Wubi will install Ubuntu like its a regular Windows application and will create a virtual partition making it possible for you to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu.

About choosing a laptop, you need to ask yourself these questions: What will you use it for? What is your budget? From there, you can narrow down your choices. If you want, you can email me the details and I can give you some suggestions. :)

By: elmot

elmot — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:39:23 +0000

yup...ill be getting a new toy. tried to scout today. wish i could have some advice from you on getting a good one for not so hefty price.elmots last blog post..EDSA People Power Buried into Ashes

By: elmot

elmot — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:07:02 +0000

yes, jayps...like loy, woundn't it be a prob, won't it replace windows?been to megamall today to scout for some laptops and saw there some laptops primarily working ubuntu. would it be a nice choice for me?elmots last blog post..EDSA People Power Buried into Ashes

By: Jaypee

Jaypee — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:00:46 +0000

@JP - Hehe..glad to know that you like it. Btw, is this your first time to try Ubuntu or not? So are you gonna keep using Ubuntu?

Yeah, I forgot to mention about that in the post about how you can access your files from the Windows installation in Ubuntu.

Thanks for sharing! :)

By: JP aka Elmo

JP aka Elmo — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:59:07 +0000

I tried it and it sooo cool! It only puts a file folder “ubuntu” on the drive where you installed it. It doesn’t change my files too. I need this if ever something happens to XP and I can’t open it and backup my files. With ubuntu, you can still access your files through the HOST folder on ubuntu’s Filesystem. Runs smoothly on my Acer laptop.

By: Jaypee

Jaypee — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:55:20 +0000

@loy – No it doesn’t. Like I said in the post, Wubi installs Ubuntu like an ordinary Windows application which you can install/uninstall anytime and doesn’t mess up the Windows file system.

About your hard disk space, I think you really need to buy that new hard drive or maybe an external hard drive. If its a Windows-only application, most likely you won’t be able to use it on Ubuntu but you could try installing using Wine. If it doesn’t work, then you don’t have to worry coz you can dual boot Windows and Ubuntu, so all you need to do is reboot and login to Windows. :)

By: loy

loy — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:54:46 +0000

So it doesn’t replace Windows completely? That’s nice. However, my disk space has less than the 5GB required (mainly because of all the downloaded movies haha!), so I’m considering buying a new hard drive. By the way, there are some applications that works (only?) with Windows, so wouldn’t that be an issue with Ubuntu?