Feature changed by: Michael Loeffler
Feature #305308, revision 6
Title: Installation into Windows Partition (Wubi-like)
- openSUSE-11.2: New
+ openSUSE-11.2: Evaluation
Priority
Requester: Desirable
Requested by: Stephan Binner
Partner organization: openSUSE.org
Description:
Wubi allows the installation of Ubuntu on a MS Windows System without
changing the partition setup. Users can test-drive a Linux system
without major performance loss like when using a Live-CD, have data
persistence beyond reboot and an easy way to deinstall like any other
application after trial.
References:
http://wubi-installer.org , https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubi_(Ubuntu)
Business case (Partner benefit):
openSUSE.org: Having a Wubi-alike installer for openSUSE would be a
great way to promote openSUSE to Windows users.
Discussion:
#1: Martin Lasarsch (2008-10-09 12:04:
06)
i tried it on a my laptop at home and it works great. *
We want that.
* but it was quite limited, it would be nice to have the option to
install from an already donwloaded media (cd/dvd) instead of network
install only. Maybe i missed an option in the installer ...
#2: Pavol Rusnak (2008-10-09 12:25:48)
I think that Instlux does something similar for openSUSE
#3: Christian Boltz (2008-10-10 00:14:04) (reply
to #2)
Not really. Instlux is basically a bootloader for the installer (so
that people don't have to change the boot order in BIOS), while Wubi
installs into a folder of the windows partition - without
repartitioning.
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openSUSE Feature:
https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305308