2011/1/27 Fabián Rodríguez <magic...@ubuntu.com> > [...] > >> >> I would strongly advise against that. Most new machines use all 4 >> primary partitions, and rolling back such an install if someone changes >> their mind is problematic. >> > > Why would you roll back an installation? and why would someone change his > mind in the middle of an install party? > > > I have no clue. It's happened to me and I've since decided I'll never do > something that will put me in a situation where I have to spend 2+ hours to > restore a system to its original/previous condition. > > Bare metal is much easier. But if someone comes to an install party wanting > to dual-boot, I'll be very convincing not to do so, and either go the Wubi > way or the VM way. > > When GRUB explodes, you will witness instant changes of mind and "put it > back as it was before" requests. > > > >> Unless you know your way around GRUB and / or you have the original DVD, I >> would never install Ubuntu as a dual-boot on a new machine for a new user. >> >> > > The person who is installing must have some experience installing Ubuntu, > of course you dont allways know everything but when installing we use our > Ubuntu Gurus :) > > > I don't know many Gurus that want to spend the entire install fest with ONE > problem :) I know my stuff but I prefer to do baby steps - or bare metal > steps :D > > I am not going to try to convince anyone but after 4 years doing this > (Ubuntu support) full time at Canonical, I'll stick with safer methods. > > > >> In fact I've found it's easier to convert a Windows install to a virtual >> machine, then wipe a system and install Ubuntu bare-metal, then use >> VirtualBox (from Oracle) to get back 100% Windows functionality. That's more >> than the typical 5-minute pitch though :D >> >> > In an install party we never install Windows at all, that is why we use > dual boot if a person wishes to keep their Windows, we encourage people to > use Ubuntu when they want to so the change is not that radical and hope that > they forget about the W > > > I didn't say I installed Windows. I explained how *I* preferred to preserve > it (making a VM, going bare metal, etc). Dual booting is really the worse > case scenario IMO for any advocacy. I'll just cite this one bug (unfixed > since 9.10, priority high, in progress): > > grub fails after running Windows > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/441941?comments=all > > > Thaks you for your time Magic Fab :)
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