Install Ubuntu Linux inside Windows without partitioning the hard drive
The How-To Geek had a how-to article about this, which looks quite interesting. It may be not new to those who already knew or use Ubuntu but to me, a windows-stubborner, it seems to be appealing.
Reading through the steps made me to think that it’s a lot like Windows 7 native VHD boot. You don’t need a separate partition to install another operating system. The only difference between this and native boot VHD is that the former has a folder that contains all necessary files to run the Linux while the latter keeps everything in one file in VHD format.
The idea of installing a version of Linux inside Windows without creating another partition is quite appealing. Not only that actually, it installs Linux just like another Windows application so later on if you don’t want to keep it you can simply uninstall it from your Windows. That may eventually get my hands wet on Linux.
If you want to try out Linux but don’t like the idea having to create another partition or running as a virtual machine, you may want to take look this option. It does sound very interesting.
Wubi, VirtualBox, and dual-boot are all good ways to sample Ubuntu.
An even better way is to check out the Ubuntu Community in Vancouver. Hundreds of friendly folks already running Ubuntu! Many ready to help. Great software is only half the story.
http://meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver
Cheers,
Randall
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