Monday 15 October 2012

Install UBUNTU Inside WINDOWS

Install UBUNTU inside WINDOWS

 


WUBI ubuntu installer, used to install ubuntu inside the windows till version 11.10 , but in the later and the latest version this feature is disabled .
Here is the rationale behind disabling it, which was posted by Canonical's Rick Spencer on the ubuntu-devel mailing list:
Hello all,
This email regards wubi, a tool used to set up Ubuntu in a dual boot configuration in a manner that does not require disk partitioning. Wubi is a windows program. It is currently delivered as a standalone executable downloadable from the web, as well as part of official Ubuntu images. You can read about wubi in the excellent user guide: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide
I am proposing a small but notable change to how we deliver wubi for 12.04. I am proposing that:
  1. We continue to test and bug fix wubi.exe as the separate Windows program
  2. We cotinue to offer wubi.exe for download as the separate Windows program.
  3. We disable the ability to do a wubi installation from the Ubuntu 12.04 ISOs. (wubi will remain on the images for the purpose of providing Windows users some feedback and functionality if they put a Ubuntu CD into a running Windows computer, but won't offer to install).
Separating the wubi.exe experience from the ISOs will give us the following important benefits:
  1. We will be able to do maintenance and enhancements to wubi outside of the Ubuntu development cycle.
  2. Significant reduciton of QA work for an already over-streched QA team.
  3. Better overall 12.04 quality, and less stress at release time.
  4. We won't get stuck with a poor (or worse) user experience on the CD since is a good chance that wubi will not work properly with Windows 8.
I am proposing these changes to the plan because:
  1. The key use case for wubi is being able to download and run the installer on Windows, not installing from the ISO.
  2. Wubi is difficult to test, so has been difficult to assure that it will meet the quality standards we have set for 12.04.
  3. There are no developers treating wubi as their top priorities. This combined with the QA difficulties has historically caused late breaking changes that add stress at release time and frequently invalidate already executed ISO testing.
  4. Most significantly, Windows is changing it's boot system with Windows 8, and it's not clear how wubi will work with Windows 8, if at all.
Cheers, Rick

But We Still Want to install Ubuntu as we always used to do and have a DUAL boot system, with easy uninstall , So I created a Program which will do that, 
All you Have to do is :
1. Download my UBUNTU inside_windows 64 bit/32bit depending on the type of OS.
2. Download the Latest UBUNTU ISO from www.ubuntu.com OR Directly : UBUNTU-32bit or UBUNTU-64bit

3. MOUNT THE ISO using DAEMON Tools Lite OR you can BURN it into a DISC.
4. Note The UBUNTU DISK DRIVE LETTER.
5. Turn Off The Internet Connectivity for the time you install UBUNTU,otherwise the wubi.exe will download the ISO from INTERNET for no reason .
6. RUN my UBUNTU inside_windows program and type the drive letter.
7. Bingo => You Got The The OPTION.


8. Follow the Installation procedure, from next time you restart your system you'll get a dual boot menu with windows and ubuntu.

One May Choose to install UBUNTU using vitualbox, but as it is slow I'll not recommend it to anyone.
For Testers : Just try running it from both the ways and you'll notice the great difference.