Wubi or cd

quotidian · 19 Aug 2012 at 14:08

I'm looking to install ubuntu onto my laptop along side Win 7 so I don't mess any of my school stuff on my windows partition up with my programming things.

Does wubi actual make another partition or do I need to use the cd ?

kkelly · 19 Aug 2012 at 16:23

wubi installs inside the windows partition, the ubuntu cd will partition the desk for you

Edward78 · 19 Aug 2012 at 16:42

Nope Wubi installs in windows, that would be great if it partitioned & installed on the partition.

masterluke · 20 Aug 2012 at 08:56

Edward78 said:
that would be great if it partitioned & installed on the partition.

Pardon?

The whole point of Wubi is that it allows you to install WITHOUT the trouble of partitioning. It is easy for windows users to use without worrying about losing data and bootloaders etc. You can also uninstall linux form the windows add\remove panel if necessary.

quotidian · 20 Aug 2012 at 12:10

Thanks for the replies,

If I installed ubuntu using wubi would I get the same protection from messing up my windows files and programs as it being on a separate partition?

masterluke · 20 Aug 2012 at 12:38

Wubi gives you protection from doing something silly when installing linux, but you are just as safe (or unsafe) as a regular install when using when booted.