Talk:Wubi (software)

Suse references
"SuSE provided a very similar boot and install method using syslinux and loop-mounted disk images on FAT filesystems, back in the mid-1990s, so the idea is quite old."

Is there any reference confirming the above claim? I did several searches in google and could not find anything relevant. The "mid-1990s" does not help. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.105.68.69 (talk) 23:03, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

It's older than that. SLS (before slackware) allowed you to install into a windows directory. All the file names got translated to 8.3 and there was a lookup table (like in ISO RedRock extention) to translate back to Unix+permissions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.87.93.229 (talk) 16:26, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

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)

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

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.

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 Articles_for_deletion/Wubi_%28Ubuntu%29 -- Limulus 12:39, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

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)

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).


 * I'll change it to that in a sec. -- Limulus (talk) 07:53, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

License to be more specific
GPL doesn't mean anything. Which license? There are various versions of it, as well as there are various versions of other licenses. It is GPL v.2 or later. Logictheo (talk) 08:36, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Lubi?
Why is Lubi redirected to Wubi? Shouldn't it have it's owm article and link to: http://lubi.sourceforge.net/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.239.76.103 (talk) 07:33, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

BEeN GRUBed
The software "BEeN GRUBed" stored at sourceforge.net seems to be not trustful. I can not find any source code, just some *.exe files, not much description, this can be malware. Wikipedia can not allow such suspicious links. It's dangerous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:908:186A:53E0:9125:8DC3:B59E:DA86 (talk) 08:38, 14 July 2017 (UTC)