Windows and Linux are worlds apart. This has always been the case and so it will be. Sometimes back if you had to use Windows and Linux both, the best option available was to install both operating systems on separate partitions in a single PC. This obviously meant using any one of them at one time. The user would choose the OS he/she wanted to use at boot-up. There was no possibility of using both rivals on the same machine simultaneously. So if you were using Windows and felt a sudden rush to log in to a Unix/Linux environment you would have to shut down good old Windows and reboot in to the other OS. Now Ubuntu has made that a little easier by making a small Ubuntu (mere 480 MB) which can be run right within Windows! Ain’t it cool? This thing is called Portable Ubuntu. It is an executable file which can be downloaded from here. Here is what you have to do to run Ubuntu inside Windows.
1. Download the File and Unzip it.
2. Click the Batch file named portable_ubuntu.
This will show the following screen:
Let it run for sometime, during which Windows will ask you if you want to block this program, remember that you have to click unblock or it will not install the OS.
3. Finally on completion of the Install you will see a Ubuntu task bar at the center top of the screen, something like this…
4. Select the application you want to use and enjoy the best of both worlds.
You can update it and even install various packages in it by using the update manager, or the Synaptic Manger. All applications work the way they are supposed to without hiccups. Oh and by the way, the default username is pubuntu and the default password is 123456.
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I am 39 year old technology enthusiast trying to keep myself updated on the latest happenings in this field. I like to keep things simple and everyday I learn something new to share with the world!