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Aug 23rd, 2010 at 8:35am

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Has anybody tried it? I'm downloading it now, it runs the Linux based software alongside a standard Windows, giving it a try for the fun of it. Wink
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/windows-installer
 
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Reply #1 - Aug 23rd, 2010 at 9:39am

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That does look cool!! I'm gonna try it out at work!  Cheesy

Thanks for the link!

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Reply #2 - Aug 23rd, 2010 at 3:18pm

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Hmm, couldn't get it to work. I might try a bit later, perhaps I haven't done something quite right.
Any luck your end?
 
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Reply #3 - Aug 23rd, 2010 at 9:02pm

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Why do a dual-boot. Run Ubuntu in a VM.
 
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Reply #4 - Aug 24th, 2010 at 2:30am

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I've been using Ubuntu on and off for a couple of years now. So much faster and more stable than Windows.
Mind you I've a terrible bias based on being raised with Unix Grin
 
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