I’ve researched the live cd and it seems safe, but would it, by any chance, accidently overwrite my current Operating System while i’m trying Ubuntu out? Because I was planning to use Wubi later on to dual boot, but that’s anyother story.
So is it safe? I know it’s an odd question, but I want to know.
Yes, it’s safe. Just don’t choose “Install” (if that option’s included). The live CD won’t touch your existing OS.
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Yes, It is safe. THe LiveCD boot will “install” temporarily to your system RAM when you use it (and not your HDD, although it mounts your NTFS/FAT drives). You won’t wipe your other OS install unless you format the partition using Gparted.
You can also Run Unbuntu from a USB device while you’re booted into Windows without using a virtual Machine – if this interests you. YOu can save documents to the flash drive and it keeps the settings persistent next time you run Linux from the USB device.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2008/05/08/usb-ubuntu-804-persistent-install-tutorial/
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yes it’s safe to BOOT a live CD
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