That is an interesting possibility. I am not trying to keep it that generic. So in that sense this would work. But the problem is that I can't test it myself. (I don't have a Windoze computer.) So I can't really support it. -- Allen Brown abrown at peak.org http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/ There is one thing I can promise you about the outerspace program: Your tax dollars will go farther. --- Wernher von Braun
> This doesn't apply to people who are starting from scratch or those who > have an unbootable windows machine so if you are trying to keep your > tutorial generic it's not applicable. > > That said... > > People who want to try linux and are running windows can combine most of > the benefits of "Try It Without Switching" and "Take the Plunge" by > using wubi. > > http://wubi-installer.org > > From the wubi website: > > Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that > can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to > install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a > simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them > out has never been easier! > > I've used this several times now and it works as advertised. No iso > downloading needed, no cd burning required, no bios adjustments needed, > only a little user input needed. The result is a dual boot machine that > lets you boot windows or ubuntu. Additionally, ubuntu can be completely > uninstalled from within windows as if it is a windows app. > > Requires minimum of 5gb free disk space. > > - Dave > > > Allen Brown wrote: >> I recently was asked about installing Linux. The girls asking >> are not in Oregon, so I can't do a hands-on install. I looked >> around on the web (including euglug.org) and wasn't entirely >> satisfied with what I found for tutorials. So I started a new >> one. I am very interested in feedback. >> http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/Linux/LinuxUbuntu.html > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
