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Wubi: Put an "Ubuntu" icon on the Windows desktop  
Written by rgsteele the 18 Dec 08 at 01:24. New
Wubi is a great way to try Ubuntu without having to re-partition or reformat. However, a user may get confused about how to "run" Ubuntu once it is installed. Assuming they figure out that they have to restart their computer to switch back and forth, the text-based boot menu is not intuitive for those who are used to doing things with the mouse. Even for experienced users, it's easy to get distracted while the computer is rebooting, miss the boot menu, and end up booting into the wrong OS.
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Solution #1: Have Wubi put a "Ubuntu" icon on the Windows desktop
Written by rgsteele the 18 Dec 08 at 01:24.
I propose having Wubi put an "Ubuntu" icon on the Windows desktop, and a "Return to Windows" icon on the Ubuntu desktop. Double-clicking the "Ubuntu" icon would modify the BOOT.INI file to make Ubuntu the default OS, warn the user to close all open files and initiate a reboot. Double-clicking the "Return to Windows" icon would do the same, except making Windows the default OS.

The boot menu would remain enabled, so a user could choose which OS to launch at boot time as well.

This change would make the process of launching Ubuntu more consistent with the way that users typically launch applications. It would also avoid confusing situations such as being asked to reboot after installing Ubuntu updates and ending up back in Windows if you miss the boot menu.

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Wubi for linux  
Written by geodro the 30 Sep 08 at 18:25. New
Suport a installer like wubi for other distro of linux (Fedora, openSuse, etc).

ex: If i use Fedora, and I want to try linux for a while without making partition on the disk. It would be nice to have that and after a while to uninstall it, if I want.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #13897
Written by geodro the 30 Sep 08 at 18:25.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #13897 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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