A series of screens I got from fenris’ post - Wubi-installer & Hardy Heron 8.04. Wubi is ideal for those eager to get their feet wet in using Ubuntu, do not wish to partition their drive but needs more than just the Live CD version. Wubi also allows uninstallation of Ubuntu via Windows’ ‘Add/Remove Programs’ applet in Control Panel.
So what are you waiting for? 
Wouldn’t it be neat to have an auto-update feature ala Windows Update but less annoying? Well, worry not, there is! In fact, it’s all like Windows update, and then some!
Straight off the bat I can tell you what’s annoying about Windows Update - the thing can occasionally reboot your computer without asking permission! Just a 15 minutes timeout dialog box. Imagine coming back from lunch and seeing a newly rebooted computer - and you didn’t save your work! God damn Windows!
Here’s how Ubuntu’s auto-updating trumps Windows updates:
Also, almost 90% of the time, there’s no reboot after installing updates. And it sure as hell won’t force me too! Here’s looking at ya’ Windows.
My previous post on Ubuntu has generated quite an interest. That’s a good thing because of a lot of reasons - avoiding vendor lock in and security are among the top few. But a new install of Ubuntu does not automatically give you such crazy effects. To get to custom effects, you need to install a custom effects manager by running
’sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager’
You can then run Compiz Custom Settings Manager from the System->Preferences->Advanced Desktop Effects Settings menu item.
Enjoy.
Update: It seems this post gives the impression that in order to see the fancy GUI of Ubuntu, the user would have to deal with the terminal. This simply isn’t true. To enable the default effects - you still have cube desktop, transparent windows and nifty 3D graphics - nothing needs to be installed. Yes, it works out of the box if your graphics card is supported (I’m on Intel graphics). The command above is only needed if you wish to further tweak the effects. Totally optional.
