Comments on: Virtualization-Free In-Windows Linux Installation

By: pari

pari — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:18:31 +0000

HI.
Mackenzie

I installed wubi,it asked me to reboot,after restarting,my system is showing ubantu and it tells to move the cursor over it,but the cursor is not moving,what shall i do?
please replay..

By: pari

pari — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:15:24 +0000

HI,thanks a lot..I been searching for such a way to install Linux without partitioning the disk..
I will certainly try this out..
thank u..

By: Mackenzie

Mackenzie — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:13:17 +0000

Sure, you can install Virtualbox inside your Ubuntu and run Windows in there.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:26:35 +0000

Hey i really didn’t catch if you could have windows run ontop of this linux?

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:11:37 +0000

Ubuntu is more stable than ever since 7.10 with updates! And I’m impressed with the beta of 8.04 (comes out in 2 days of this posting) I’m not going back to windows for my personal PC!! Everyone should try it out! Ubuntu has come a long way since a year ago! I have been messing around with Linux for a couple of years now and just recently decided that its time to ditch my vista and upgrade! Never been happier. I am able to do all the things as on windows except play Portal… But thats what I bought my PS3 for! Counterstrike Source runs great on Ubuntu through Wine…. If your a hardcore PC gamer I would keep a windows Partition for that though.

By: Yeti~

Yeti~ — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:54:54 +0000

I know the feeling I get this everytime I take a walk down linux lane…

By: Mackenzie Morgan

Mackenzie Morgan — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:47:01 +0000

It’s not just mounting the CD. It’s *like* mounting a CD iso in that it’s a disk image, but this is a fully installed system. Just mounting the iso would only let you access the menu, just like putting the CD in the drive would.

By: Speedmaster

Speedmaster — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:06:45 +0000

Clever, thanks, I’ll check it out.

By: Aibek

Aibek — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:24:53 +0000

Awesome. I used to run Ubuntu via VMware, but with this setup it’s a lot faster. Thanks for the excellent tip.

By: TechnoLaziness

TechnoLaziness — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:17:29 +0000

Hi Mackenzie,a very well written article.
Mounting the .iso on your drive to make the OS see it as if it was a real, physical CD is a very cool idea indeed.
This is exactly what Virtual CloneDrive does :
Virtual CloneDrive allows you to run CD/DVD applications from the hard disk no more need for physical CD/DVD drives or the actual CD/DVD media.

I was wondering if i can just create the image of Ubuntu Live CD using Virtual CloneDrive and use it…or do I really need to set it up with Wubi. ANY IDEAS!