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History and Features If you have been following my previous articles, you have probably seen the mention of virtual machine software known as VirtualBox quite a bit. A virtual machine is a product that can effectively simulate a set of hardware that an additional operating system can utilize, all while you are still using your [...]

I’ve already done an article on how to easily try any Ubuntu release with the full performance of a partition, without any of the hassle, with Wubi. There is another program to check out if you’ve wanted to try out a popular Linux distribution without having to install it on your hard drive or in a virtual machine, Unetbootin. Now you can easily install nearly any distribution on your USB thumb drive…

In the past, there have typically been 2 to three ways to testing out a common version of Linux, Ubuntu, usually taking a bit of time for each. Either using a Live CD or a virtual environment would allow you easy access to Ubuntu, but neither would give you full performance of an actual install. This is where a higher performance alternative, Wubi, comes into play.

Would you change your operating system for the promise of a pretty interface? Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu, hopes this is the case. —