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comment by Super_Cyan
Super_Cyan  ·  3175 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Zorin OS 10 Released, A Friendly Linux Distribution For Beginnners

Looks a lot like Mint, but a lot easier on the eyes. Plus, it's got a lot more features to boot. If it had a way of installing itself (or even Mint), it would be perfect for people on Windows that want to try Linux without doing any work.





MohdSohail  ·  3175 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What do you mean by if it had the way of installing itself. It's easy to install. Just select simple options and there you go.

Super_Cyan  ·  3174 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm more talking about an .exe that you run in Windows, then restart your computer and choose "Ubuntu/Fedora/Whatever". The scariest thing, according to the people I'm around, is having to touch the BIOS (even just to choose a different boot device), or do anything that would seem "advanced", like using the terminal. If it was like installing any other Windows program, it would be easier to get people to move over.

I think Ubuntu has Wubi, but I've heard that it sucks for some reason.

Killerhurtz  ·  3174 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You just reminded me that the vast majority of people don't do clean installs - just upgrades (and when needed because most computers come with it preinstalled...). And that makes me sad. Because it means that it's only people like us who know that Windows most easily is installed via disk or stick.