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Introduction
What is Wubi?
Wubi is an unofficial Ubuntu installer for Windows users that will bring you into the Linux world with just a few clicks. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other application. If you heard about Linux and Ubuntu, if you wanted to try them but you were afraid, Wubi is for you.
How to use this guide
This guide is intended for advanced users that want to tweak the standard installation. The standard installation has default settings that will work for most people. For general information on Wubi see the Wubi official website. You might also be interested in the Wubi Forum.
Please note that this guide is only for issues directly related to the Wubi installer; for general Ubuntu questions please use appropriate resources like the official Ubuntu documentation or ubuntuforums or ubuntuguide.
Installation
How do I install to a different partition?
Use the advanced settings in the installer. Note: moving folder manually is no longer supported.
How do I make Ubuntu the default boot option?
Ubuntu is not installed as the default boot option, you have to select it in the windows boot menu. To change that, in windows XP go to control_panel > system > advanced > startup_and_recovery and edit the "Default Operating System", if you want you can change the timeout as well.
How do I install on a machine with no internet connection?
Try to find a computer with internet access, and download both Wubi and the required ISO (containing the installation files):
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[WWW] http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=198355
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[WWW] http://releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-alternate-i386.iso
Then copy both files within the same folder on the machine with no internet acces. Then run the Wubi executable. If you have internet access on the machine where you plan to install Ubuntu, you only need Wubi (the first link), Wubi will automatically download the other file as required.
How can I use a manually downloaded ISO?
You need to download the ALTERNATE ISO of the appropriate version (7.04 final version at the moment). Place the ISO in the same folder where you have Wubi-7.04-XYZ.exe. Then run Wubi.
How do I install Kubuntu/Xubuntu/Fluxbuntu?
There are 2 ways of doing that. You can install your favorite distro from within Wubi (see the advanced settings), or you can install just Ubuntu and then once you are in Ubuntu, you can install the other desktop environments as normal packages. Each desktop environment is available as a single package (e.g. kubuntu-desktop). That will probably require a larger disk image (see below), but it's the preferred option, since you will not have to reboot to change the desktop, simply log-off and choose the desktop environment in the options at login. The first option is recommended only if you want a single desktop environment, e.g. if you have an old machine and want to use Xubuntu (Xfce) without having to install Ubuntu (Gnome).
Can I have multiple linux installations at the same time?
As explained above, there is probably no need, but the answer is yes.
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Do a normal installation,
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Rename C:\wubi\disks\system.virtual.disk into something else (say ubuntu.virtual.disk)
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Reinstall, say using kubuntu ISO
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Rename system.virtual.disk to kubuntu.virtual.disk. So you should now have C:\wubi\disks\ubuntu.virtual.disk and C:\wubi\disks\kubuntu.virtual.disk
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Edit C:\wubi\grub\menu.lst:
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Comment out the hidemenu option (put a "#" in front of it, so that the menu is displayed)
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Increase the timeout time (how long the menu is displayed before selecting the default option)
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Copy the last block starting with "title". Each title block is a boot menu entry
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Give an appropriate title to each of the 2 blocks (e.g. "title Ubuntu" and "title Kubuntu")
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Add the kernel paramter "system_virtual_disk=ubuntu.virtual.disk" to the first block and "system_virtual_disk=kubuntu.virtual.disk" to the second one.
Note: you will see 2 boot menus: one to choose between Windows and Ubuntu, and one to choose between Ubuntu and Kubuntu. It is not possible at the moment to do that directly in boot.ini (grldr cannot take menu.lst as a boot.ini parameter)
What Operating Systems are supported?
Windows Vista, XP, and 2000 are known to be working fine with Wubi. Windows 98 should also work, but it has not been thoroughly tested. Windows ME is not supported. Linux is supported through Lubi [WWW] http://lubi.sourceforge.net/.
How do I reinstall Wubi?
Run Wubi-7.04-XYZ.exe again. Wubi will detect that there is an existing installation and you will be shown an option to uninstall. You can back up your home files if you wish, and you probably want to backup the installation files (the ISO) in order to avoid to have to download them again. Remember that if your installation stops half way through for whatever reason, you need to reinstall otherwise you will get an (almost) useless prompt. Note that when you reinstall, the system virtual drive (system.virtual.disk) is reset, while the virtual drive containing personal files (home.virtual.disk) is left untouched.
Uninstallation
How do I uninstall Wubi?
Run the uninstaller in add-remove programs
How do I manually uninstall Wubi?
Remove C:\wubi and C:\wubildr*. Then edit C:\boot.ini and delete the Wubi line. C:\boot.ini is normally protected. To edit it, go to control_panel > system > advanced > startup_and_recovery and press Edit.
Virtual Disks
What are the different disk files for?
There are 5 special files under C:\wubi\disks\. Such files are seen by Linux as real Hard Disks. Let's meet them:
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system.virtual.disk contains the system files and all the software, it is equivalent to C:\WINDOWS and C:\Program Files. It is mapped to /dev/loop7 and mounted as /.
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home.virtual.disk contains personal files (shared or not) and user profiles. This is normally used to to store your office documents, music files, pictures... It is equivalent to "My Documents". It is mounted as /home.
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swap.virtual.disk is used by the operating system to help out the memory. In order to safely hibernate/suspend, swap.virtual.disk should be as large as the RAM. There is often no need to make it any larger than that. It mounted as swap.
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extra.virtual.disk is an optional virtual disk. If found, it is mounted /media/extra.
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programs.virtual.disk is an optional virtual disk. If found, it gets mounted under /usr.
How big are the virtual disks?
The default size is calculated automatically based on your free space, you can change that in the advanced settings. The space is not actually fully used, a barebone installation take less than 2GB including all the preinstalled software (office suite, games, graphics applications, etc...), but if the virtual disks were of 2-3GB you would soon run out of space once you start installing extra software. Remember that on FAT filesystems the virtual disks cannot be larger than 4GB.
How do I create a virtual disk in Ubuntu?
Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Teminal), and enter these commands (this will create a 10 GB extra.virtual.disk, adjust line 2 to change these):
cd /media/host/wubi/disks
dd if=/dev/zero of=extra.virtual.disk bs=1000 count=0 seek=$[1000*1000*10]
mkfs.ext3 -F extra.virtual.disk
How do I create a virtual disk in Windows?
You can use qemu-img for that. Another dirty trick (but working) is to copy any other file of the desired size to c:\wubi\disks and rename it "system.virtual.disk", "home.virtual.disk", "swap.virtual.disk" or "extra.virtual.disk". That's the wubi equivalent of buying (and installing) a new hard disk ;)
How do I resize system.virtual.disk?
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Create the file extra.virtual.disk of the desired size (see above) and place it under C:\wubi\disks.
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Boot into Ubuntu and run the following code (you can cut and paste it into a terminal):
sudo mkfs.ext3 /media/host/wubi/disks/extra.virtual.disk
sudo mount -o loop /media/host/wubi/disks/extra.virtual.disk /media/extra
sudo rsync -avx --exclude '/sys/*' --exclude '/proc/*' / /media/extra
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Boot into windows and rename extra.virtual.disk to system.virtual.disk.
How do I resize the home.virtual.disk virtual disk?
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Create the file extra.virtual.disk of the desired size (see above) and place it under C:\wubi\disks.
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Boot into Ubuntu and run the following code (you can cut and paste it into a terminal):
sudo mkfs.ext3 /media/host/wubi/disks/extra.virtual.disk
sudo mount -o loop /media/host/wubi/disks/extra.virtual.disk /media/extra
sudo rsync -avx /home/ /media/extra
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Boot into windows and rename extra.virtual.disk to home.virtual.disk
How do I access (r/w) the (NTFS) Windows drives?
Ntfs-3G is installed automatically by Wubi, and the windows drive hosting the wubi folder is automatically mounted under /media/host. To access other drives via ntfs-3g:
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Make sure you have internet access (see the network icon on the top right)
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Open the "Applications" menu and select "Add/Remove..."
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In the listbox on the right select: "Show All Available Applications"
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Search for "NTFS" and select "NTFS Configuration Tool". Click OK to install it
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Run the configuration tool under Applications > System Tools > NTFS Configuration Tool
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Select "Enable write support for internal device". Click OK to set it up.
How do I access the (NTFS) Windows drives the good old way?
You need to find out the device name of the windows drive by running "sudo fdisk -l", you can mount the drive manually or automatically. To do things the old way:
#look for the windows device
sudo fdisk -l
sudo mkdir /media/windows
#assuming the windows drive you want is /dev/hda1
ntfs-3g /dev/hda1 /media/windows
#windows files should now be under /media/windows
To mount it automatically run the following command replacing /dev/hda1 with the appropriate device:
sudo $(
mkdir /media/windows
echo "/dev/hda1 /media/windows ntfs-3g defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
)
How do I get rid of the virtual disks and switch to real partitions, and/or get rid of Windows entirely?
The existing Wubi/Lubi install can be upgraded to a full, real ubuntu install with dedicated partitions using LVPM. The main site for LVPM is at [WWW] http://lubi.sourceforge.net/ and the guide and support forum is at [WWW] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=438591
How can I access my Wubi install and repair my install if it won't boot?
Boot the Ubuntu Desktop CD (preferably 7.04 or newer), or another LiveCD, and create mountpoints:
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mkdir /media/wubi
With the livecd's kernel-based ntfs driver, you'll only be able to get read-only access, so it is recommended to install the read-write ntfs-3g driver (you'll need a ubuntu 7.04 livecd to do this, though, the earlier versions don't have ntfs-3g in the repos):
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ntfs-3g
Then, assuming that your Windows drive is /dev/sda1 (adjust line accordingly, you can use sudo fdisk -l to find it out; see whichever one says HPFS/NTFS on the type line), mount the partition using ntfs-3g:
sudo ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 /media/windows
Before mounting the virtual disks, you'll want to check to see if the filesystems aren't corrupted or anything:
sudo fsck /media/windows/wubi/disks/system.virtual.disk
sudo fsck /media/windows/wubi/disks/home.virtual.disk
Then mount the virtual disks, once the filesystems have been checked and repaired:
sudo mount -o loop /media/windows/wubi/disks/system.virtual.disk /media/wubi
sudo mount -o loop /media/windows/wubi/disks/home.virtual.disk /media/wubi/home
Now you'll be able to access your wubi filesystem in /media/wubi read-write; your home dir will be in /media/wubi/home, and /media/wubi for the wubi root filesystem. You'll probably need to have root access to modify some files, so to open the filemanger with root privs:
gksudo nautilus /media/wubi
Optionally, if you need to do something like an apt-get to fix something, you can chroot in:
sudo chroot /media/wubi
And just run the commands you need to repair your install from within the shell that will then spawn. Once done with recovery, exit the shell and unmount the filesystems:
sudo umount /media/wubi/home
sudo umount /media/wubi
sudo umount /media/windows
Where's the source code for all this?
See [WWW] https://launchpad.net/lupin for the source code for the Loop-Installer backend source, [WWW] https://launchpad.net/wubi for the Windows-based Ubuntu Installer frontend source, [WWW] https://launchpad.net/lubi for the Linux-based Ubuntu Installer frontend source, and [WWW] https://launchpad.net/lvpm for the Loopmounted Virtual Partition Manager source.
Known issues
I get Grub Error 17 on reboot
Wubi uses a special version of the grub bootloader than does not overwrite to the Master Boot Record of your disks. It is called grub4dos.
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On installation it adds an entry in the settings of the ntldr boot loader of Windows 2000/XP/2003.
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On reboot it searches for wubi/boot/initrd and wubi/boot/linux.
This error means that grub can not read the partition where wubi resides, and can not find the initrd and linux files. There are mainly two known reasons for that (but it may also be that you hardware is not supported by grldr):
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Your drive is fragmented.
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Your NTFS drive is compressed.
In most cases uninstalling wubi and installing it to another drive will solve the issue. If that does not help enable the grub menu by editing c:\menu.lst and commenting out "hiddenmenu" and increasing the timeout to 10. When you see the grub menu press "c" to get the grub command prompt. Now you can see the world with the eyes of grub. Try to use the "find" command or the kernel command, hit the tab key at any moment for autocompletion and/or to have a list of available options
Your NTFS drive is compressed
Uncompress your whole drive (or at least wubi folder) using windows explorer, right click on the drive (or wubi folder), properties, advanced. Wubi should now uncompress the wubi folder for you.
Your drive is fragmented
Defragment your drive. Make sure that wubi/boot/linux and wubi/boot/initrd are not fragmented.
You can use jkdefrag for that.
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download [WWW] http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/JkDefrag-3.8.zip
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unzip
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run: jkdefrag c:\wubi
Wubi is very slow when formatting virtual disks, it gets stacked at 33%
That phase should take from 1 to 10 minutes depending on virtual disk size and disk speed, any longer than that is an indication that we do not have the right driver included. That happens sometime with some more esoteric SATA drives. You have to check whether your HD is working at full speed. To do that press alt + F2 to get a terminal, then run the command:
hdparm -I /dev/sda
You should see an asterisk close to udma, in a line like:
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 '''*udma5'''
Note /dev/sda is a hard disk identifier you might have to use a different one. The most common ones are: /dev/sda, /dev/hda, /dev/sdb, /dev/hdb. You can use: grep host /proc/mounts to get a hint. If you do not have dma enabled let us know the make and model of your hard disk/controller and we will try to add the required driver.
If you have UDMA and still have the issue try one or more of the following. For 2-5 do this before rebooting.
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Uninstall and run wubi again, make sure that all virtual disks are smaller than 4GB
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Open a Dos shell and run: fsutil file createnew C:\wubi\disks\system.virtual.disk 4000000000
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If you have a large file (any one will do except an ISO or another virtual disks) of 3+GB, copy it on top of c:\wubi\disks\system.virtual.disk
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Cut and paste the C:\wubi\disks folder to another partition, and then cut and paste it back to C:\wubi.
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Defragament C:\wubi : download [WWW] http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/JkDefrag-3.8.zip, unzip and run jkdefrag c:\wubi
Reboot and go on with the installation
Wubi Customization
Can you add Ubuntu-flavor-XYZ to Wubi?
Yes provided:
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Ubuntu-flavor-XYZ uses the same kernel as official Ubuntu (the kernel in the Alternate ISO)
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An alternate ISO URL is available
You need to send us:
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Alternate ISO URL
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Alternate ISO MD5
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Alternate ISO file size in bytes
Can I use Wubi installer with my Debian-based distro?
Yes, if the kernel is the same as Ubuntu we can just add your distro to the list (see above), otherwise you need to:
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compile lupin on the target kernel
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edit IsoList.ini in wubi sources to add a reference to your d-i based ISO (remove the other ISOs you do not want).
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rebrand if you like
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give us credit
Where is the source code?
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[WWW] Wubi devel branch
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[WWW] Lubi devel branch
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[WWW] Lupin devel branch
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[WWW] LVPM devel branch
You probably want to use the devel branches. You will find the sftp link in the page. The preferred method to get the code is to use bzr.
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What is the relationship between Linux and Ubuntu?
Ubuntu is an operating system that includes a lot of free and open source applications and uses Linux as its core. Linux is like this amazing solar-powered engine that can be used in a street car, in a F1 or it can be daisy chained to drive a truck or an airplane. Ubuntu is like a car using the Linux engine, a zero emission, fully accessorised and easy to drive all-terrain, with power, acceleration and looks matching far more expensive supercars... Imagine something like that... ...for free.
Why Ubuntu?
We think that today Ubuntu it is the best Linux-based operating system for desktop use. We also like its philosophy.You can see some Ubuntu screenshots here, for more information visit the Ubuntu website.
Is Wubi officially supported by Ubuntu?
Not at the moment, Wubi is an independent project, but there are plans to make Wubi an official installer for Ubuntu 7.10.
What flavor of Ubuntu will I get?
Most flavors, including Ubuntu (default, with GNOME), Kubuntu (with KDE), Xubuntu (with XFCE for older computers), Edubuntu (good for schools and younger users) and UbuntuStudio (for multimedia workstations). Contact us if you would like your own flavor to be available for installation via Wubi.
What is the difference among the different Ubuntu flavors?
Mostly the graphical user interface is different, and the bundled applications may change so that they better integrate with the installed interface. More information can be found at the homepages for GNOME, KDE, and XFCE.
Can I install multiple flavors?
You can select the desktop environment within Wubi. But since each desktop environment is also available as an application package, it is recommended to install Ubuntu (default option) and from there install the other desktop environments. When you login you can choose the desktop environment to use.
What applications come with Ubuntu?
Ubuntu comes fully loaded with most commonly used applications, including a full office suite compatible with MS office, image editing software, picture management software, media player, games, browser, email client, IM and video conferencing software... On top of all of this, you can easily install additional software, from a list of over 20,000 applications.
All this is installed by Wubi?
Yes (well... not all of the 20,000 applications, but Ubuntu and everything that comes with it, yes).
All for free?
Yes. Wubi is free/open-source software, licensed under the GNU GPL
Wubi Internals
How does Wubi work?
Wubi adds an entry to the Windows boot menu which allows you to run Linux. Ubuntu is installed within a file in the windows file system (c:\wubi\disks\system.virtual.disk), this file is seen by Linux as a real hard disk.
Is this running Ubuntu within a virtual environment or something similar?
No. This is a real installation, the only difference is that Ubuntu is installed within a file as opposed to being installed within its own partition. Thus we spare you the trouble to create a free partition for Ubuntu. And we spare you the trouble to have to burn a CD-Rom.
Requirements
What are the system requirements?
256 MB RAM and an 1 GHz or faster Intel/AMD processor is recommended for optimal performance, though Xubuntu might work on less. As for disk space, the installation requires a minimum of 4GB. This space is mostly used by the virtual hard disk file. Most computers purchased within the last 3 years should be able to run Ubuntu fine, and Xubuntu is suitable for older computers.
What platforms are supported?
Wubi will run on on all Windows versions from Windows 98 to Windows Vista, more platforms to come soon. 64-bit builds are possible but not yet available. Linux/*nix/*BSD are supported through Lubi (download location and guide), and Mac OSX will eventually be supported through Mubi (developers still needed).
What is the performance?
The performance is identical to a standard installation, except for hard-disk access which is slightly slower. If your hard disk is very fragmented the performance will degenerate. However, once the Ubuntu install created by Wubi has been transferred to a dedicated partition using LVPM, the hard drive access speed will be identical to that of a standard Ubuntu installation.
Any gotcha?
Hibernation/suspend is not supported under Wubi, moreover Wubi filesystem is more vulnerable to hardreboots (unplugging the power) than a normal filesystem, so try to avoid unplugging the power. These problems, however, are no longer present once the Ubuntu install created by Wubi has been transferred to a dedicated partition using LVPM.
[color=red]Can I use my free hard disk space and install Ubuntu there?
Not at the moment, but the feature is in the pipeline[/color]
Can I move my virtual disk file to a dedicated partition?
You can use LVPM to transfer your install. A guide and support forum for LVPM is available here.
Where can I find additional information and resources for advanced users?
Please see the Wubi Guide for additional tips and tricks on how to make full use of Wubi's capabilities as well as to see more technical details about Wubi's inner workings.
Warranty
What warranty do I get?
None whatsoever. This is free software, and you are free to modify it, use it and redistribute it as you see fit, provided you also allow others the same freedom. Since we do not make any money out of it, it would not be fair for us to be liable if something goes wrong. We think that the technology is safe, but you run it at your own risk. See the GNU GPL license for more details.
Is there any spyware/virus?
The software is free/open-source, which means that anybody can check the code, therefore it would be pretty difficult for someone to hide a spyware/virus within the software, but you should always run all your usual security checks. As explained above, there is no warranty.
Wubi Development
Is Wubi beta software?
At the moment, yes.
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no security measure is worth anything if an attacker has physical access to the machine
