Talk:Wubi (Ubuntu)
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[edit] Notability!?
this is the lead article about a new type of install method for ubuntu; a major computer operating system. how does that qualify it as not meeting the notability guidlines!? did i miss something here... o__0 --65.93.198.227 11:55, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] LVPM?
"... using 'LVPM to transfer the Wubi-generated Ubuntu installation to a dedicated partition." -- LVPM seems not to be defined anywhere on Wikipedia. Could someone please clarify this? -- 201.19.11.75 20:16, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
-- LVPM is the Loopmounted Virtual Partition Manager, more info at http://lubi.sourceforge.net/lvpm.html
[edit] Loopmounted?
"creates a stand-alone installation within a loopmounted partition" -- The term loopmounted seems not to be defined anywhere on Wikipedia. Could someone please clarify this? -- 201.19.11.75 20:23, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
-- Loopmounted partition essentially means the same thing as a hard drive disk image file; a filesystem contained within a file.
[edit] Deletion?
Would somebody mind telling me why this article is being considered for deletion? Can't exactly resolve the argument until the argument can be found...
- Please see Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Wubi_(Ubuntu) -- Limulus 12:39, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Ambiguity in introduction
In the 7th paragraph, what does "this" refer to in the phrase "This has the advantage..." ? Does "this" mean Wubi or LVPM? I can't tell what the "advantage" refers to.
Generally, the 7th paragraph doesn't flow, and is hard to follow.
I would suggest something like
"Wubi (intentionally) does not install Ubuntu directly to its own partition, and it cannot use free hard disk space to install the OS. By not installing the OS to its own partition, the user may install drivers and make initial tests of the operating system, thus avoiding booting and functioning risks before committing to installation on a dedicated partition. After testing on the target hardware, the Wubi-generated Ubuntu installation can be transfered to a dedicated real partition on the disk (or USB drive) by using LVPM, the Loopmounted Virtual Partition Manager.[1]" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.169.27.178 (talk) 20:16, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Not here, not there, not anywhere?!
I don't understand this bit (emphasis added): "Wubi does not install Ubuntu directly to its own partition...and it cannot use free hard disk space to install the OS." If it doesn't use its own partition, and it doesn't use free disk space on an existing drive, where the heck does it go?! A disk image mounted through a loopback device has to exist somewhere itself, which would generally be...a file stored in free disk space on an existing partition. --Prestidigitator (talk) 01:38, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- What I think is trying to be said is:
While Wubi does not install Ubuntu directly to its own partition (which the developers consider a feature) this can be accomplished by using LVPM, the Loopmounted Virtual Partition Manager, to transfer the Wubi-generated Ubuntu installation to a dedicated real partition, including a bootable USB keydrive.[1] The advantage of this setup is that users can test the operating system and install the drivers before they install it to a dedicated partition (and avoid booting and functioning risks).
