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| Thread ID: 91396 | 2008-07-05 20:42:00 | Please me help installing Linux OS!!! (Knoppix, Ubuntu and Puppy) | xygrax (13933) | Press F1 |
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| 685633 | 2008-07-05 20:42:00 | Hello, I finally decided to switch my operating system from Windows to Linux but i am having a hard time doing so . I have surf the net and found Knoppix, Ubuntu and Puppy OS so interesting . But my problem is I don't have a cd/dvd writer nor USB pen to install the program . I have 2 harddrives installed on my pc (1 40g and 1 10g) . I am planning to save the iso image file to my 10g hdd and have installed on my 40g harddrive . Would it be possible? I tried downloading the file for each OS and saving it on my 10g hdd but it not booting up . I also tried extracting the file but still no luck . Can you guys help me on installing any of this OS please . . . . Thank you in advance . Steven |
xygrax (13933) | ||
| 685634 | 2008-07-05 21:24:00 | This will be a challenge to someone who has not used Linux before. Are you wanting to dual boot with Windows or wipe Windows off and then install Linux? As you are not currently running Linux, you cannot mount the iso directly and install from that. You don't have anything to bootstrap the machine from and then perform an internet sourced installation. Is your computer networked to another PC and does your BIOS support network booting? In all honesty, I wouldn't even try this. Borrow a CD drive and use that to install Linux from. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 685635 | 2008-07-05 21:28:00 | You do say in yr post you can not write to a CD but can you read from one and or a DVD | kjaada (253) | ||
| 685636 | 2008-07-05 21:33:00 | You do say in yr post you can not write to a CD but can you read from one and or a DVDAh, I read that as he didn't have any optical devices, not just the ability to write a DVD or CD. That would make a difference. | Jen (38) | ||
| 685637 | 2008-07-05 22:10:00 | contact the copy left people here (http://www.copyleft.co.nz/) and get them to send you the CD's of the distro you want | gary67 (56) | ||
| 685638 | 2008-07-05 22:19:00 | Thank you for your quick response . It is would be great if I can have 2 OS on my system . But anyway, my does not belong to a network . If that is the only thing that I can do, maybe I will just buy a cd writer . Thanks! |
xygrax (13933) | ||
| 685639 | 2008-07-05 22:27:00 | Thank you guys for the response . Maybe i will try asking ordering a cd . |
xygrax (13933) | ||
| 685640 | 2008-07-05 22:30:00 | Thats the best way you can get 5 ubuntu disks from them just beware that when they arrive one will be a 64 bit one so unless your system can use it discard it. Also they will not be the current new version but the one before, once it is installed you can then upgrade to the latest version easily. Takes a few days for them to arrive possibly a week even. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 685641 | 2008-07-05 23:07:00 | hi, you can use vmware or the ubuntu installer called something like wubi, found it here - http://wubi-installer.org/ and here's the forum if you need help - ubuntuforums.org vmware runs linux inside windows so it uses a fair bit of resources. i don't know anything about wubi, maybe you can dual-boot with it. dual-booting runs just one operating system at a time so uses fewer resources. lots of linux users run a 'net install', maybe you can do that?? but you probably need to boot from a cd to do it, i don't know for sure. Knoppix is more a livecd then a desktop install, and puppy is a very small version of linux so every program on it is very light and probably won't be what you're looking for. ubuntu is probably the best out of the three, it has a great forum too. EDIT: dvd writers are very cheap now, i'd definately get one if i were you. you can get linix cds on inside linux magazines. 'linux format' and 'linux magazine' are good. |
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| 685642 | 2008-07-06 00:05:00 | You really must have a CD reader at least (do not need writer) to get started. | kjaada (253) | ||
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