Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Ubuntu on Windows
After all my attempts to install (K)Ubuntu side by side with Vista, I may have at last found a good solution if it does what it says. Dual-boot methods and virtual machines have so far either been bigger hassles then they seemed or simply failed to operate. Wubi 7.04 claims to install Ubuntu (*wonders whether there's an installer for the KDE/Kubuntu version too now, but will suffer with GNOME*) as a program in the start menu and will run off a virtual drive and virtual memory. Likely I will wait a short while until it's out of beta and then cautiously attempt to run after doing a complete back up, which is much overdue. The reviews on the CNET site were mixed, but I'll be adding my own here for anyone interested to read.
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I'll probably be back on the box of dreams on saturday or sunday. Prod me if you see me, and tell me how far you got with it.
Alright sure... but I've been all too busy with exams myself recently, and relaxing otherwise. Hopefully I can give it a go this weekend, or certainly next week.
FYI: http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~dl325/moin/moin.cgi/PyMsn
might contain some hints o the friendly name problem.
What kind of problem were you having with install Kubuntu alongside vista?
OH... and another point... I used to hate Gnome, then I installed Ubuntu (because it had more features than kubuntu) and despite the fact that I installed KDE alongside gnome (which you can easily do), I ended up sticking with GNOME (which I am using right now to type this) because Ubuntu really blends GNOME into itself and it manages to actually make GNOME usable.
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