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So you want to give Linux a try but you’re not sure if you want to commit?  That would normally mean that you have to either take the plunge and hope you can figure it out or find an old computer to install it on and give it a try.  I have many family and friends who are very familiar with Windows and are just plain afraid to try anything else.   There’s a very exciting program called Wubi that I want to tell you about.  Its been around for just a while now and what it is is a Windows program executable (exe) that installs Ubuntu Linux into a file location on Windows.  Here’s a quote from Wubi:

Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them out has never been easier!

If you have a high speed internet connection I would recommend trying this free software.  Just run the install program,  Linux will be installed on your system and will be easy to remove if you want later.   I often recommend Open Source software to people around me, and this one is a no brainer.

For a more detailed overview visit http://wubi-installer.org/index.php