Ubuntu Updates

[Sushubh]

It does not even run that slow. I mean Ubuntu using Wubi is still massively faster than Windows on most machines. I never really noticed any major difference in my own prolonged usage.
Well. They just lost a casual user. I am in no way experiment installing a regular build of Ubuntu with Windows 8.

 

[chaibiskutbhai]

Wubi has been included in 13.04 ! So Windows users can be happy about something!
The problem was that Wubi was having trouble with UEFI boot and there was hardly any development on that front. However, now, a group of developers have pitched in with efforts to iron out the troubles and so its been included in Ringtail.
And yes, Wubi is the best way to convert a user from Windows to Ubuntu.
I did that at home and now everyone uses Ubuntu at home.

 

[Sushubh]

Are you sure?

 

[chaibiskutbhai]

Yes. It has been included, but as I said, it has an issue with UEFI boot. Solution on its way soon.

 

[Sushubh]

Ubuntu 14.04 is out today... Would update Fufaji's install when I next go there.

 

[Nishant]

Did a fresh installation :smile:

 

[whoru007]

Did a fresh installation :smile:

Update worked for me. I haven't uninstalled since 10.04 (updated to 10.10 -> 11.04 -> 11.10 -> 12.04 -> 12.10 -> 13.04 -> 13.10 -> 14.04) on Old Toshiba and still works like Charm

 

[chaibiskutbhai]

Some error crept in on upgrade. Will do a clean install tonight.

 

[chaibiskutbhai]

Also means I'll have to go through the pain of installing Windows7 again, even if its in a virtualbox!

 

[mhsabir]

Maybe not the right thread & I will be eventually opening a new one. But a quick question - Would people advice Ubuntu 14.04 for someone relatively new to PC world. It has ahem old version of Win XP, but has been known to run Ubuntu 12.04 smoothly as well. If yes, once I got hold of it. I would be getting rid of Windows & doing a clean install of a good Linux version & handing it over.