Choices, Choices, Choices—Installation Options

If you have already installed Ubuntu on your machine, are satisfied running it from the live CD, or still haven't made up your mind what to do, you can skip the rest of this chapter and continue to the next one to get started working with the Ubuntu desktop. If, however, you haven't installed Ubuntu yet and are ready and rarin' to do so, then you had better stay right where you are and continue reading.

Going for a Swim—Installing Ubuntu Inside Windows (the Wubi Installer)

It used to be that if you enjoyed Ubuntu enough to want to run it off your hard disk but were afraid to do it for fear of damaging the delicate state of your Windows setup, you were . . . well, out of luck. Things have changed, however, ...

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