Re: goodbye-microsoft.com Install?

[Kailash <listskailash@gmail.com>]

On Mon, 3 Jun 2013 17:14:36 -0400
Harry Prevor <habstinat@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 6/3/13, Kailash Kalyani <listskailash@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I tried the install a couple of days ago on my laptop. I got an
> > offer to resize
> > my windows partition. Can't recall getting an option to install
> > inside the NTFS partition.
> 
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I *believe* how goodbye-microsoft works
> is that it installs a very minimal debian-installer OS (just enough to
> boot the installer) in a file in Windows (just like how Wubi would
> install all of Ubuntu in one file, but smaller). Then, you can boot to
> that file using the Windows bootloader and install the rest of the
> system normally (maybe it moves the whole installer into RAM upon boot
> so you can repartition the disks?).
> 

Hi Harry,

Yes, initially a file is stored on the windows partition and the
boot-up menu is modified so you can get into the installer on reboot.
Once you reboot you go into an installer that suggests resizing of
partitions etc. 

Sincerely
K.