Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 17th Jan 2007 10:23 UTC, submitted by gireesh
Work has begun on a Windows-based installer for Ubuntu. "The aim of this installer is to provide an easier way for a Windows user to install Ubuntu without having to know how to burn a CD .iso, set the BIOS to boot from CD, repartition the disks, set up a multiboot system, etc. It will not replace any of the current Ubuntu installation options, and will not require that Windows is installed prior to the installation of Ubuntu." Update: Screenshots.
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2006-02-11
This is a good thing. I was glad when I read this , because the barriers of entry to using linux are continously being lowered. And this, I have to say ,is a new low , :-)
But one might still ask the question, will making it THIS easy to install linux really be helpful to a user who can't really burn their own .iso, think about it, once you plunge them into the Linux World who is going to help them along the way. For this strategy to be robust the desktop top environment they find themselves in has to have enough guides/help avaailable, to get them doing the tasks they enjoyed so much in Windows. ....