Hey guys, I'm just here to ask: Can I install Ubuntu using Wubi and use Wine on my C drive? Cuz it says in the Wiki FAQ to NOT "configure Wine to point to your actual Windows C:\ drive" http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-497f1a295d53dd3444f211df2b13312c7767afa2 But I only have one hard drive and that's the C drive! If I partition using the Install CD will it create a seperate D drive for me??? Thanks in advance! -TTT
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:47 PM, motnahpraw<wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:> Hey guys, I'm just here to ask: Can I install Ubuntu using Wubi and use Wine on my C drive? > > Cuz it says in the Wiki FAQ to NOT "configure Wine to point to your actual Windows C:\ drive" > > http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-497f1a295d53dd3444f211df2b13312c7767afa2 > > But I only have one hard drive and that's the C drive! If I partition using the Install CD will it create a seperate D drive for me???I'm not too familiar with wubi, but doesn't it create an ext3 partition in a loopback file? If so, should work fine. Performance will suck, but it will work. The FAQ is telling you not to mount your windows C: partition as your wine C: drive. -- -Austin
motnahpraw wrote:> Hey guys, I'm just here to ask: Can I install Ubuntu using Wubi and use Wine on my C drive?No, you can't (if you talking about runing programs directly from windows' c: drive without installing them on Wine). You'll have the same exact problems as on real Linux install.
motnahpraw wrote:> A'right no longer gonna use Wubi. I already burned the ISO file into a blank DVD. > > I have one hard drive on my laptop. I shall partition it using the install CD. > > If I make a 10gig partition to install Ubuntu on it, how much free space will be left after the installion? Just curious. Thanks!Look a virgin install of ubuntu 9.04 takes like 4GB but installing all the apps that you need is like 6gb and the swap partition. I put ubuntu on a pendrive 8GB and run pretty fine. Freezes sometimes and get stuck but is perfect for no make a partition or use wubi. If you want to try gets Sun's VM and run it on windows. Hope be helpful chepe263 [sorry for my poor english]
DaVince wrote:> Are you sure about this? A clean install of Xubuntu weighs in at less than 2GB, and I don't think the difference in sizes is THAT wide between Ubuntu and Xubuntu...I'm pretty sure. I install ubuntu from 7.04 to 9.04. I did it three times this year and that what said ubuntu itself. I saw the case for the disc they sent by mail and is what it said> System Requirements > > To use Kubuntu you should have a PC with at least 256 MB of RAM. To install kubuntu, you should have at least 4 GB of disk space. > > This desktop edition will run on most PCs including those with Intel, AMD and compatible processors.Thats what kubuntu case says [sorry for my poor english] chepe263