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Before this, I have talked about installing the greatest Linux distribution Ubuntu 8.04, Hardy Heron using Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 here. Alternatively, you can use VirtualBox to install Ubuntu 8.04 under your windows environment.

VirtualBox

VirtualBox is a X86 virtualization software package developed by Sun Microsystems Inc. You can get VirtualBox for free since it is released under GPL license. Click here to go to the download page.

Requirements

• Intel or AMD processor.
• 1 GB of Memory. 512 MB will work but you might experience bad performance.
• Enough free hard disk space.
• A supported host operating system. Windows (primarily XP) or Linux distributions on 32-bit hosts and on 64-bit hosts. (Support for Mac OS X is currently in development)
• A supported guest operating system. Click here to check the list.

You can check the tutorial on how to install Ubuntu 8.04 using VirtualBox here. This graphical tutorial will show you steps that you need to follow to get Ubuntu 8.04 works under Windows Vista.

For those who want to try Ubuntu but don’t want to leave your windows for some reasons, you might want to check this tutorial by Robert Cain. This step by step tutorial will teach you how to setup and install the latest Ubuntu 8.04 using Microsoft Virtual PC 2007.

Requirements

• You need to have Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 installed obviously. If you don’t have virtual pc, you can get it at Microsoft website for free. Click here to get Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
• Ubuntu 8.04 iso image.To get Ubuntu 8.04, go to Ubuntu official website to download the iso image. Click here to go to download page.

Thats all you need to run Ubuntu 8.04 without leaving your windows environment. If you are ready to give a try, click here to read the tutorial. Good luck.