Today I decided to install Ubuntu on my laptop, since I need a linux platform for my work; Ubuntu is quite easy and fast to install and use, so I have chosen it. Once inserted the cd, the autoplay (which I hate, but I didn’t remove yet) showed me a window with an interesting choice: Install Ubuntu as Windows application. I heard about this, but I didn’t know it was integrated on the last version of Ubuntu (version 8.04); also, I never tried it, so I decided it was a good moment to do so.
Wubi setup
Once clicked on that option, the wubi windows is shown: pretty simple as installing an application, it asks for the destination hard drive, the size and few other simple question, then the installation begins. If you are using the ubuntu’s cd it checks the files on it without downloading anything else and it install the operating system in few minutes: after the reboot you may choose the O.S. to load. The first time you choose Ubuntu the installation will be completed (~10-15 minutes), then your desktop is ready.
Ubuntu boot screen
I think this is the easiest way to install linux on a machine: no questions, no partition problems, fast and immediatly ready to use. It is not the best way, because it uses a virtual file system which is a bit slower, but it is a good choice for a fast intallation, as I needed.
