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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I don't recall what the defaults are in the standard Ubuntu installers and I haven't run Windows in ages, so I certainly can't comment on how it deals with a pre-existing Windows install. However, I've become fairly well impressed by Ubuntu of late and can only imagine that an installer designed for someone who is familiar with Windows and likely not familiar with Linux (perhaps I'm assuming here) will not be blindly wiping out any pre-existing Windows (or otherwise) installations by default.
I could have sworn that when another OS installation pre-exists, the Ubuntu installers (the traditional ones) will default to either using available free space or opting to resize existing partitions. Again, it's been awhile and I don't generally follow defaults, so I could be mistaken.
Also, didn't BeOS PE run in a type of loop-mounted filesystem within a file? I would assume this venture by Ubuntu is more of a full-blown physical installation (ie, new partitions, etc.). And as a previous comment by me stated, this is far better than a LiveCD since it makes it far easier for the user to continue using it if they like it since it's actually installed on their machine.