   | Member with 72 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago Experience: Intermediate | | Solved: Which is easier to install: Ubuntu or OpenSuse I want to install second OS to my pc which is already running win xp pro. And i don't know which one is easier to install and maintain after installation. Or mayby you have the other version of UNIX. |  | Distinguished Member with 3,364 posts. | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: West Texas Experience: n00b | | I say Ubuntu but what the heck - they are free so try both and see which one you like the best. | | | Member with 72 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago Experience: Intermediate | | I know they are for free, but it is first time im dealing with unix, so i wanna know which one is easier to install. especially regarding partioning during installation, etc |  | Moderator with 24,333 posts. | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ottawa, IL Experience: Intermediate to Advanced | | If you don't want to partition your first try then Ubuntu is the clear winner. Use Wubi to install it as a Windows application--no partitioning.
You could also boot each as a Live CD to make sure of hardware compatibility before you commit to any installation. | | | Member with 72 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago Experience: Intermediate | | ok, i will try wubi. But, is it still different independent OS or just application which works under windows?? | | | Moderator with 24,333 posts. | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ottawa, IL Experience: Intermediate to Advanced | | Other than being a file in Windows instead of a separate partition it is independent. You still get the option to boot one OS or the other. Ubuntu does not run under Windows. | | | Member with 72 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago Experience: Intermediate | | So, first i have to install Wubi, then i can download ubuntu and install it to my PC? Or Ubuntu installation file includes Wubi? |  | Distinguished Member with 13,414 posts. | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Republic of Texas Experience: Advanced | | While in Windows, insert Ubuntu 8.04 disk and run - second option/choice is to install in Windows. Click that option to install. You will be asked where you want to install (I installed on partition E). Once installed , upon reboot you have the option of Windows or Ubuntu. While in Ubuntu, you will have access to your files and folders in Windows. When in Windows no access to Ubuntu. I've installed on two XP computers and Ubuntu works well when installed within Windows IMHO. | | | Moderator with 24,333 posts. | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ottawa, IL Experience: Intermediate to Advanced | | Wino's way is fine, but if you haven't yet created a CD you can put the downloaded Wubi and the Ubuntu .iso in the same folder and run the Wubi setup to get the same result. | | | Member with 72 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Chicago Experience: Intermediate |
06-Oct-2008, 03:40 PM
#10 | OK, thank you. I will follow yours advices when i get back to installation of Ubuntu, I think next weekend. During weekdays I'm extremaly busy. |  THIS THREAD HAS EXPIRED.
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