Wubi (software)
| Wubi | |
|---|---|
Wubi, installing Ubuntu 11.10 on Windows 8 Developer Preview | |
| Developer(s) | Agostino Russo, Geza Kovacs, Oliver Mattos, Ecology2007, hakuna-m |
| Initial release | April 24, 2008 |
| Stable release | 9.04.129?
/ April 22, 2009 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | NSIS script, C++, Python |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Size | 4.7 MB |
| Available in | Over 50 languages |
| Type | Ubuntu system installer |
| License | GNU GPL v.2 or later |
| Website | wubi |
Wubi ("Windows-based Ubuntu Installer") is a free software Ubuntu installer, that was the official Windows-based software, from 2008 until 2013, to install Ubuntu from within Windows, to a single file within an existing Windows partition.
After installation, it added a new "Ubuntu" option to the existing Windows boot menu which allowed the user to choose between running Linux or Windows, and avoided the need to re-partition the disk.