[nzlug] Windows based installer for Ubuntu

[Nevyn]

On 1/18/07, Liz Q <liz at zeald.com> wrote:
> On Thursday 18 January 2007 07:26, Ian McDonald wrote:
> > This sounds cool:
> > http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=338279
> >
> > A good way for people to get used to Linux.
> This has been done a fair few times before, why not with ubuntu.
>
> I recall about 5-6 years ago it was a 'new cool thing' to be able to install
> some distro of linux via windows installer :D
>
> Its a nice easy way to get users installing it.
> Though to be honest, i think booting a live cd and 'haveing a fiddle' is a
> better idea, otherwise you end up with a host of problems if linux just isnt
> for them, then they have to remove it, then there is the whole fdisk /mbr
> thing that nobody but linux users seem to know etc :)
>
> Liz

Yeah gets amusing now - fdisk isn't in XP anymore.....