[dba-Tech] Ubuntu Inside Windows

Arthur,

I haven't ever tried this, since I haven't been using Windows for a desktop
since 2005, but I think what you are referring to is
Wubi<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubi_(Ubuntu_installer)>,
which actually installs Ubuntu on your system in a file on your Windows
partition, but, to my knowledge, you still need to reboot in order to boot
into Ubuntu. I don't think it actually runs Ubuntu at the same time as
Windows, like how a virtual machine works. It's still a dual-boot thing. I
could be wrong though.

I do know of some other distros that allow you to run Linux natively on
Windows while it is running, much like a virtual machine, but its obviously
faster. Have a look at coLinux <http://www.colinux.org/?section=screenshots>.
I think you might even be able to run Ubuntu itself under coLinux, but might
require a bit of configuration. Even cooler, there is another distro that
allows the same thing, but instead of having a separate environment running
through a window, it will actually just integrate Linux apps into your
Windows environment, so it feels transparent. It's called
andLinux<http://www.andlinux.org/>
.

Of course, these are fringe projects, so mileage may vary.

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On 26 October 2011 14:01, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 using the "run in Windows" option and the
> installation went well, but I'm not sure how to use it. No desktop icon was
> installed; a look in All Programs doesn't show anything related to Ubuntu,
> and a browse of the directory doesn't give me any indication of what to do.
> Curiously, though, a look in Control Panel | Remove a Program shows it
> listed there.
>
> Any idea what's going on, and what I should do to run it inside Windows?
> (Besides VM, obviously. This install option allegedly doesn't need a VM.)
> If
> necessary, I'll re-install it as a VM inside VirtualBox.
>
> TIA,
> Arthur
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