[Novalug] Using Ubuntu on Windows 7 in a virtual environment

The Doctor drwho@virtadpt.net
Wed Dec 14 13:47:00 EST 2011


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On 12/13/2011 09:10 AM, John Christopher wrote:
> My neighbor has a Windows 7 laptop and wants to try Ubuntu Linux
> but is nervous about and unwilling to mess with repartitioning,
> etc.  I know zero about VMware, Windows Virtual PC and other
> virtual environment software.  Is this the solution?  Looking for a
> (hopefully) free, simple, and easy solution to get him started with
> Ubuntu.

Great, here comes the "live media causes cancer" argument again.

Has your neighbor tried booting the Ubuntu live disk to experiment
with on $laptop?  If there is no optical disk drive, has your neighbor
considered installing Ubuntu to a $5us USB key to boot off of?

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