[floss-cec] Re: [fsug-kochi-discuss] Install and run Ubuntu without disturbing Windows

  • From: "Shiv Shankar" <sshankarp@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: floss-cec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:45:30 +0530

Thankx binu... These mad free thinkers dont think !!!

On 1/21/07, Binulal Narayanan <binulal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Well, it helps when one has to evaluate things! Looks like a BeOS install!

On 1/21/07, Githin Alapatt <githin@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
>
> True, Sivan, you dont understand the main point with FLOSS. We are not
> finding a way to promote windows or something. We are trying to trash
> it. So we dont want a method to use both. You must first of all make
> your favourite OS GNU/Linux, then you will understand. :-)
>
> On 1/21/07, Anivar Aravind < anivar.aravind@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Want to take Linux for a spin? Forget partitions, dual-boot setups
> and live
> > > CDs: The new Ubuntu Windows installer lets you run the Linux distro
> while
> > > keeping the rest of your system intact. In other words, it's like a
> live CD
> > > without the CD. Just run the installer, which in turn downloads a
> disk image
> > > of Ubuntu (actually, your choice of four Ubuntu distros), and then
> reboot
> > > your PC. Choose the desired boot option from the menu that appears,
> and
> > > presto: You're running Linux. This is a working prototype, not a
> finished
> > > product, so user beware. It didn't work on my Vista box (I
> discovered after
> > > the fact that Vista isn't supported yet), but it ran like a gem on
> an XP
> > > system. Great way to run Ubuntu without the hassles of partitioning
> or
> > > burning a live CD!
> >
> > Who needs freedom inside a jail?
> >
> > Btw. Visit http://badvista.org
> >
> >
> > Anivar Aravind
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Binulal N
Pune, India




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Shiv

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